Background Briefing

Background Briefing – June 5, 2024

Legal Challenges to Biden’s EO on Closing the Border We begin with the ACLU threatening to take the administration to court in response to Biden’s Executive Order to close the border in the event there is a flood of immigrants seeking asylum. Joining us to discuss the battle ahead in the courts is Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Policy … Continued


Guest: Anthony D’Agostino is an Emeritus Professor of History at San Francisco State University.  He is an expert on the history of the Russian Revolution and the Cold War and the author of several books including Soviet Succession Struggles: Kremlinology and the Russian Question from Lenin to Gorbachev published in 1988 and republished in 2024. … Continued


Law & Disorder

Latest on Abortion Crackdowns; Police Raid UCSC Encampment; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Biko Eisen-Martin

Law & Disorder exposes the cracks in our system, agitates for resistance and collectively builds a new world where all of us thrive. Hosted by Cat Brooks. Produced by Jesse Strauss.   This week’s Resistance in Residence Artist is playwright, actor, and multi-disciplinary artist Biko Eisen-Martin. Check out Biko’s website: https://www.bikoeisenmartin.com/ —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page … Continued