Background Briefing: October 5, 2022
The Murderous Pals MBS and Putin Jack Up the Price of Oil Ahead of the Midterms to Help Republicans and Bring Trump Back We begin with the dominant players in OPEC+, Saudi Arabia and Russia, agreeing to cut oil production by 2 million barrels a day which will...
Background Briefing: October 4, 2022
Is Putin Desperate or Upping the Nuclear Ante to Force Biden to the Negotiating Table? We begin with reports in the British press that Russian nuclear weapons are being moved to the front in the war on Ukraine, escalating the already tense situation following...
Background Briefing: October 3, 2022
Questioning the Supreme Court's Legitimacy as a New Term Begins We begin with day one of the Supreme Court's new term today with the expectation that more contentious rulings will be coming that could be as bad or worse than the precedent-breaking rulings in...
Background Briefing: October 2, 2022
Will Biden's Threats Deter Putin? Apparently Our Military Does Not Think So We begin with Putin's repeated threat to use nuclear weapons, the latest in a bizarre speech he made on Friday announcing the annexation of about one fifth of Ukraine's territory....
Background Briefing: September 29, 2022
Hurricane Ian's Path of Destruction and the Need To Update Building Codes We begin with an update on the devastating category 4 Hurricane Ian that hit the west coast of Florida yesterday and is leaving a trail of destruction and flooding as it heads east across...
Background Briefing: September 28, 2022
Who Sabotaged the Nord Stream 1 and 2 Undersea Gas Pipelines? We begin with underwater explosions that ruptured the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines shipping Russian gas under the Baltic Sea to Germany which are now causing gas to bubble up to the...
Background Briefing: September 27, 2022
Are the Democrats Too Timid Playing Defense While the Republicans Dominate With Illusion? We begin with remarks by Governor Newsom of California that the Democrats are "getting crushed" by Republicans because they are too timid and are playing defense while the...
Background Briefing: September 26, 2022
Italy Lurches to the Far Right in a Low-Turnout Election With the Left Divided We begin with the election of a far-right coalition in Italy led by Giorgia Meloni of the Brothers of Italy party which has its roots in a neo-fascist party founded in 1946 that was...
Background Briefing: September 25, 2022
Putin's Nuclear Sabre-Rattling and How to Deal With It We begin with Putin's threat to use nuclear weapons and his callup of reservists, a move he was reluctant to make that has prompted an exodus of draftees to escape Russia, and speak with Christopher...
Background Briefing: September 22, 2022
The 11th Circuit's Blistering Smackdown of Judge Cannon's Ruling and Judge Dearie's Call For Trump's Lawyers to Put up or Shut up about Claims the FBI Planted Documents We begin with Wednesday night's ruling by a three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of...