Background Briefing

The Fragile Ego of Power: Trump’s Descent, His War on Canada, and America’s Waning Influence in Asia

The Unbound Grandiosity of Trump’s Ego and Its Frailty as the Most Powerful Man in the World Craves and Demands Praise and Flattery We will begin with more evidence of Trump’s mental impairment from a deranged rant he posted on Truth Social about Tylenol and vaccines at 4.19 AM Sunday offering dangerously absurd medical advice. … Continued


The late world-renowned primatologist Professor Frans de Waal explores the nature of sex and gender among our cousins the apes, and how gender diversity is a common and pervasive potential on nature’s masculine-feminine continuum. In the quest to overcome human gender inequality, he suggests that our focus needs to be on the inequality.


Songs to Obsess Over & Over… October 2025 Edition

Hey Folks! Mike Biggz, you’re Interim Music Director here back with a short selection of songs that ruled my life for the last 30 days in the month of October. Let’s take a look and hopefully help you find your favorite new song!   Songs to Obsess Over & Over October 2025 Elise Trouw & … Continued


While the Trump administration has pointedly targeted dissent at universities, sharp conflict between administrators, board members and many students, staff, and faculty have roiled colleges and universities for much longer. Economic sociologist Charlie Eaton reflects on how powerful financiers have transformed higher education well beyond elite institutions, while burdening students with high levels of debt. … Continued


The Ralph Nader Radio Hour

The (Un)stable Genius

We are joined once again by Dr. Bandy Lee, forensic and social psychiatrist and violence expert, who edited the 2017 New York Times bestselling book, “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump.” We get her latest take on whether someone with Trump’s psychological profile should have the nuclear football and whether he would actually leave office … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast) – October 27, 2025

On today’s show: “Rubio’s Ideological Project”: What’s Driving Trump’s Campaign Against Venezuela? Jeremy Scahill on Gaza “Ceasefire,” Talking to Hamas & Israel’s Doctrine of Dehumanizing Palestinians NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani Rallies with Bernie Sanders & AOC, Confronts Islamophobic Attacks Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman … Continued