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Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news.”
We begin with the casual cruelty of Trump’s tour today of the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration detention camp in the Florida everglades where he joked “we’re going to teach them how to run away from an alligator if they escape prison.” Joining us to discuss the enormous influx of money for ICE and DHS in … Continued
The Supreme Court Has Sold Out the Constitution and the Rule of Law to Reward a Lawless Trump, and Now The Republican Legislative Branch is Selling Out Their Constituents to Reward the Super-Rich
From Authoritarianism to Totalitarianism, as Trump Erases the Distinction Between Civil Society and the State
Signs That Iran Was Not “Obliterated” and Could Quickly Resume Their Nuclear Program
The Supreme Leader Congratulates Iranians on Their “Victory” over Israel and the U.S., While the Head of the IAEA Says Fordo is “No Longer Operational”
As Trump Demonizes Democrats and Democratic Lawmakers Are Assassinated, How Long Before ICE and DHS Start Rounding up His Political Enemies?
Explaining the 60-Fold Rise in Autism, While the Quack Heading HHS, RFK Jr. Still Blames it on Vaccines
With Trump and Hegseth’s Bombastic Claims of “Total Obliteration” Blowing Up, Will Iran Now Sprint to a Bomb?
This is Trump’s War, and It’s Only Just Beginning
Trump and Miller’s ICE Stormtroopers’ Reckless and Brutal Roundups of Non-Criminals on the Streets of Los Angeles
Trump’s Waffling on Article 5 of the NATO Treaty, as European Leaders Try to Avoid a Clash Between Him and Zelensky
Today’s New York City Election For Mayor Exposes the Division in the Democratic Party, as a Talented Young Leader Faces a Disgraced Relic
Iran’s Divided Opposition With the U.S.–Backed and Israel-Backed MEK and the Shah’s Son, Hated For Their Collusion With Israel
A Specialist on Iran Who Recently Met With Iranian Foreign Ministry Officials and Nuclear Negotiators
The State Of the Iranian Opposition as Trump Muses About Regime Change
The MAGA and Project 2025 Plan to Dumb Down America to Become an Idiocracy in Service of a Plutocracy
Trump on the Brink of Embroiling the U.S. in Another Forever War
Repeating the Ignorance and Hubris That Got Us Into the Iraq War, There Appears to Be No Plans For the Day After We Bomb Iran
The Iran Nuclear Issue Moves From Crisis to Tragedy
Trump’s “To Do Or Not To Do” on Bombing Iran
The Split in MAGA Illustrated by the Clash Between the Insidious Tucker Carlson and the Odious Ted Cruz
The Legacy of Charlottesville, Now That White Supremacists and Neo-Nazis Can Apply For a Job at ICE and DHS
Putting the U.S. in Alignment With Israel, Trump Claims “WE” Own the Skies Over Tehran
The Moral Dilemma of Fleeing Trump’s Fascism or Making a Stand With the Growing Opposition
Trump as the Fountainhead of Political Violence, as Republicans Blame the Victims, and Fox News Claims Democrats Are Attacking Trump Officials
Trump’s $45 Million Military Parade and $130 Million Deployment of Troops in LA Could Keep a Million Americans on Food Stamps
An Assessment of Where the Escalating War Between Israel and Iran is Heading
