Background Briefing: May 12, 2022
Israel's Killing of a Popular Al Jazeera Journalist Roils the Palestinian Territories We begin with the killing of a popular reporter for Al Jazeera Shireen Abu Akleh, who has covered the Palestinian territories for 25 years and is an American citizen. Joining...
Background Briefing: May 11, 2022
Today's Senate Vote Binding Republicans to the Radical Supreme Court's Pending Ruling We begin with the 49 to 51 vote in the Senate on the Women's Health Protection Act which Senate Majority Leader Schumer described as one of the "most important" senators will...
Background Briefing: May 10, 2022
The Philippines' Strongman Problem With the Return of the Marcos Kleptocracy We begin with the strongman problem the Philippines seems to have with the return of the Marcos kleptocracy in the form of the former dictator's son Bongbong who won in a landslide...
Background Briefing: May 9, 2022
Will the Supreme Court Spark Civil Unrest in This Election Year? We begin with pro-choice activists demonstrating in front of the homes of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh and look into the growing risk that if and when the Supreme Court...
Background Briefing: May 8, 2022
The Growing Influence of the Pro-Putin Republicans in Trump's GOP We begin with the growing influence of the pro-Putin Republicans in Trump's GOP and discuss the role of those who have seen Trump in action in the Oval Office with the latest to go public, former...
Background Briefing: May 5, 2022
Republican Moves to Ban Medication Abortion Which is 54% of all Abortions We begin with a flurry of bills in red states legislatures to criminalize abortion and in blue states to protect abortion providers with Louisiana Republicans advancing a bill that would...
Background Briefing: May 4, 2022
Alito's Opinion Opens the Door to Overturning Laws Protecting Rights to Privacy We begin with the growing realization that Supreme Court Justice Alito's draft opinion to overturn Roe and Casey is not just about banning abortion but is also a way to open the...
Background Briefing: May 3, 2022
Alito's Leaked Draft Opinion Overturning Roe and Casey We begin with the leaked draft opinion of the forthcoming Supreme Court decision on the Mississippi abortion ban written by Justice Alito that almost gleefully calls for Roe and Casey to be overturned....
Background Briefing: May 2, 2022
Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov's Ignorant Racism Infuriates Israel We begin with the shockingly anti-Semitic and racist remarks coming from Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov which have disgusted and infuriated Israel's leaders who have largely been sitting on...
Background Briefing: May 1, 2022
How Escalating Commodity Prices Will Cause a Decade of Global Turmoil We begin with an analysis of a feedback loop between chaos in the markets and chaos in the real world as conflicts trigger price shocks, and those high prices spark more conflicts, causing...