Background Briefing – June 4, 2026
Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news.”
Background Briefing
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Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news.”
Background Briefing – June 3, 2026
On today’s briefing: Election Results From Yesterday’s Primaries With a Focus on California We begin with yesterday’s primary elections, in particular in California and get an analysis of the results from Sacramento-based reporter Sasha Abramsky, who writes the Authoritarian Watch column for The Nation, and is the author of several books, including Breadline USA, American … Continued
Background Briefing – June 2, 2026
Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news.”
Background Briefing – June 1, 2026
On today’s briefing: Iran Suspends Peace Talks With Trump as Netanyahu Pounds Lebanon We will begin with Iran suspending talks to end the war because of Israel’s military escalation in Lebanon and speak with Dr. Annelle Sheline, a research fellow at The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, a fellow at Rice University’s Baker Institute for … Continued
Background Briefing – May 28, 2026
On today’ briefing: Trump Threatens to Blow Up Oman as Qatar and Bahrain Secretly Pay Bribes to Iran Not to Bomb Them We begin with Trump threatening to blow up Oman, a US ally and important mediator and assess how that is playing in the Gulf as intelligence sources indicate that Qatar and Bahrain are … Continued
Background Briefing – May 27, 2026
On today’s briefing: In Spite of the “Art of the Deal,” Trump Keeps Getting Rolled in Negotiations We begin as a peace deal with Iran that increasingly looks like a sellout which will be hard for Trump to spin as a victory and recognize Trump as a negotiator who always gets rolled in spite of … Continued
Background Briefing – May 26, 2026
On Today’s Briefing: Another US Senator Assaulted by Trump and Stephen Miller’s ICE and DHS Thugs We begin with another US Senator being assaulted by ICE and DHS thugs, this time New Jersey Senator Andy Kim who was pepper sprayed on Monday after visiting a detention facility with New Jersey’s governor. They were responding to … Continued
Background Briefing – May 25, 2026
Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news.”
Background Briefing – May 21, 2026
Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news.”
Background Briefing – May 20, 2026
Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news.”