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Background Briefing (5am) – January 2, 2024

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The Foreign Policy Landscape Ahead in 2024 and the Chance For Peace in a World at War We begin with an overview of the foreign policy landscape in 2023 and what might be in store in 2024 as wars rage and the search for peace seems daunting. Joining us is Stephen Walt, a columnist at Foreign … Continued


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How to Save American Democracy From the Trump 2.0 Revenge Machine We begin as this year ends with selected programs from our archives. Following yesterday’s coverage of events from the middle of the year, today we cover stories from later in the year, before special programming on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. First, … Continued


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Growing Concern at the Supreme Court’s Impunity From Ethical Norms as Its Credibility With the Public Plunges We begin as this year ends with selected programs from our archives following yesterday’s coverage of events from early in the year. Today we cover stories from the middle of the year, then on tomorrow’s show from later … Continued


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A History of Paranoid Fantasies and Today’s Rise of Fascism Led by a Reality TV Star We begin as this year ends with selected programs from our archive starting today with events early in the year, then tomorrow stories from the middle of the year then on Thursday’s program from later in the year before … Continued


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America’s Foundation as a Christian Nation and How the Right Captured Freedom We begin on this Christmas Day as Christians celebrate the birth of the prophet Jesus with the country’s foundation as a Christian nation and the legacy of settler freedom that has the language of freedom in American culture claimed by the political right … Continued


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Will the Supreme Court Fall For Trump’s Brazen Tried and True Delaying Tactic? We begin with Trump’s most brazen use of his tried and true delaying tactic with Wednesday’s request to the Supreme Court urging them not to get involved right now with whether or not he is immune from prosecution in Jack Smith’s January … Continued


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Netanyahu and Putin Drag Out Their Wars That Hurt Biden to Bring Back Trump We begin with the wars in Gaza and Ukraine that have become political burdens for Biden as they drag on with the two most destructive and despicable figures on the world stage, Netanyahu and Putin, wanting to prolong the wars to … Continued


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Texas is About to Turn Into the “Show Me Your Papers” Gestapo State We begin with an anti-immigrant law just signed by the Texas governor that will allow Texas police to arrest anyone who looks suspicious with brown skin who might not have the right papers on them. Joining us to discuss the collision course … Continued


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The White House Tells Israel That “Protecting Palestinian Civilians in Gaza is Both a Moral Duty and Strategic Imperative” We begin with increasing pressure from the White House on Israel with Defense Secretary Austin meeting with his Israeli counterpart urging the IDF that “protecting Palestinian civilians in Gaza is both a moral duty and strategic … Continued


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The House Republicans’ Unanimous Evidence-Free Vote For Biden’s Impeachment We begin with the House impeachment vote with all Republicans signing on to an investigation of President Biden even though there is absolutely no evidence of high crimes and misdemeanors, while on the other hand it is clear that Republicans are doing Trump’s bidding of petty … Continued


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