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Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news.”
Jared, MbS, Biden and Bibi Ignored the Palestinians as They Dreamed Up Their Plan for Peace and Prosperity in the Middle East We begin with the political failure amid talk of an intelligence failure that elites in Israel, the Middle East and in Washington are now having to face for not considering the plight of … Continued
The Intensifying War Between Israel and Hamas We begin with the intensifying war between Israel and Hamas as Israel cuts off fuel, water and food supplies to the Gaza Strip and assess the possibility of another front opening in the north as clashes with Hezbollah escalate. Joining us is Asher Kaufman, Director of the Kroc Institute … Continued
Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news”.
The United States is Without a Functioning House of Representatives We begin with the United States without a functioning House of Representatives as jockeying gets underway to replace Kevin McCarthy as speaker while the temporary speaker Patrick McHenry displays partisan pettiness in his first act to kick Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer out of their … Continued
Far-Right House Freedom Caucus Rebels Led by the Brat Matt Gaetz Who Hates McCarthy, Topple the Speaker We begin with the historic day in the House of Representatives for all the wrong reasons as for the first time a speaker was dismissed and the chair vacated in a display of bitter infighting amongst Republicans between … Continued
Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news”.
Apart From Helping Putin, Why is Cutting Aid to Ukraine the Top Priority of Trump and a Handful of Republicans in Congress? We begin with Putin telling Trump to cut aid to Ukraine, then Trump telling Marjorie Taylor Greene to cut the aid, then Margorie Taylor Greene telling Speaker McCarthy to cut Ukraine aid out … Continued
After Losing His Business License in New York, Trump Could Lose All His Businesses Built on Fraud We begin with a judge today dismissing Trump’s appeal against the business fraud case brought by the New York Attorney General which goes to trial on October the second and could shut down most or all of Trump’s … Continued
Biden Sides With Workers on the Picket Line We begin with the first American president to join striking workers on the picket line in Detroit today where Biden made an impassioned speech in favor of workers getting a fair deal and a decent wage in an economy in which CEOs are paid hundreds of times … Continued
Trump’s Latest Full-on Fascist Rant to Shut Down Any Media That’s Critical of Him We begin with Trump’s latest full-on fascist rant on Truth Social on Sunday against the media, in particular NBC and MSNBC, vowing, “I say up front, openly, proudly, that when I win the presidency of the United States, they and others … Continued
