Background Briefing

Background Briefing – December 1, 2025

An Investigation Into the CIA-Run “Kill Or Capture” Zero Units the D.C. Shooter Worked With We begin the Trump administration’s racist focus on the Afghan shooter of 2 National Guard soldiers in Washington D.C., one of whom has died, prompting Trump’s call to deport all immigrants from the third world. We investigate the CIA-run “kill … Continued


Since the global financial crisis, and even more over the last five years, capitalism’s popularity has fallen, while the fortunes of the capitalist class have risen steeply. Polls show that a majority of people under forty, of any political affiliation, view democratic socialism positively and capitalism negatively. Even a majority of Republican voters believe that … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast) – December 1, 2025

On today’s show: Trump Meddles in Honduran Election & Vows to Pardon Ex-President Jailed in U.S. for Drug Trafficking “Kill Everybody”: Could Hegseth Face War Crimes Probe for Killing Survivors of U.S. Boat Strike? Trump Vows to Pause Migration from “Third World Countries” After Fatal National Guard Shooting “Imperial Blowback”: Suspect in D.C. Shooting Was … Continued