Background Briefing

Background Briefing – July 24, 2024

A Former State Department Official Who Just Quit Over Gaza on Netanyahu’s 4th Address to a Joint Session of Congress We begin with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s 4th address today to a joint session of Congress and speak with a former State Department official who recently quit over the war in Gaza and President Biden’s … Continued


It’s the most important program combating food insecurity in the United States – and it originates from aid to the agricultural and food processing industries, not poverty alleviation. Christopher Bosso argues that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP — formerly known as food stamps — has survived for almost sixty years, against those would … Continued


Law & Disorder

Bay Area ER Doc Returns from Gaza; Netanyahu Faces Genocide Complaint to DOJ as Protests Mar his DC Visit; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Susan Greene

Well over nine months into Israel’s genocide in Gaza, many of the Palestinians throughout the area who survive Israel’s attacks have been disabled by either direct blasts or by the fallout from crumbling buildings. Meanwhile, access to medical care is severely limited, and over the weekend reports came out that polio had made its return … Continued