Background Briefing goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard elsewhere in American media. Background Briefing features international and national news, expert guests, policymakers, and critics offering analysis and insight on national security, foreign and domestic policy, political, cultural, and social issues. backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia
…
continue reading
1
May 28, 2024 - Kai Bird | Andrew Cockburn | James Gray
1:02:32
1:02:32
Reproducir más Tarde
Reproducir más Tarde
Listas
Me gusta
Me gusta
1:02:32
The Ghost of Roy Cohn Hangs Over Trump's Hush Money Trail as Closing Arguments Were Heard Today | Bibi and MbS Have Biden in a Trap and the Pentagon and the CIA Have Drunk the Silicon Valley Kool-Aid | The Libertarians Boo Trump and Quickly Reject RFK Jrbackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediafacebook.com/ianmastersmedia…
…
continue reading
1
May 27, 2024 - Lucian Truscott IV | Stephan Schwartz
1:00:09
1:00:09
Reproducir más Tarde
Reproducir más Tarde
Listas
Me gusta
Me gusta
1:00:09
On Memorial Day Those Who Serve America vs Those Who Want to Tear it Apart | Consciousness, Authoritarianism and Political Violencebackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediafacebook.com/ianmastersmediaPor Ian Masters
…
continue reading
1
May 26, 2024 - David Austin Walsh | Alexander Reid Ross | David Phillips
1:03:18
1:03:18
Reproducir más Tarde
Reproducir más Tarde
Listas
Me gusta
Me gusta
1:03:18
Many Staffers in Trump's GOP are White Nationalists Who Casually Use Nazi Terms Like "Unified Reich" Because That is Their Milieu and Mindset | The Political Grifters Who Co Opt Leftist Issues and Repackage Them in MAGA-Friendly Terms | As Armenia and Iran Come Together and Israel and Azerbaijan Grow Closer, There are Now 73 Israeli Bases in Azerba…
…
continue reading
Right Wing Leaders Gathered in Madrid to Declare War on Socialism | Republicans Are Dusting Off the 1873 Comstock Act to Ban Abortion Pills and Even Birth Control Pills | Justice Alito's display of Christo-Fascist Allegiancebackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediafacebook.com/ianmastersmedia…
…
continue reading
1
May 22, 2024 - Samuel Moyn | Jacob Heilbrunn | Joshua Douglas
1:00:07
1:00:07
Reproducir más Tarde
Reproducir más Tarde
Listas
Me gusta
Me gusta
1:00:07
Norway, Spain and Ireland Recognize a Palestinian State as the ICC is Poised to Issue Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and 3 Hamas Leaders | The Leading Candidates For Top Positions in a Possible Trump Second Term | How the Supreme Court Has Undermined Elections as the GOP Cheats Rather Than Competesbackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersm…
…
continue reading
Finally we are Learning More About Saudi State Involvement Behind the 9/11 Attacks | An Investigation Into What Sadly Appears to be the Next Frontier of Warfare, Spacebackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediafacebook.com/ianmastersmediaPor Ian Masters
…
continue reading
Does the Death of Iran's President Open a Path for the Son of Ayatollah Khamenei to Succeed His Ailing Father? | Netanyahu Has Biden Torn Between Supporting Israel and Not Losing the Youth Vote | The Unholy Trinity of Far-Right Texas Leadership; Abbott, Patrick and Paxtonbackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediafacebook.com/ianmaster…
…
continue reading
The Insurrectionists on the Supreme Court Exposed | The Texas Governor Frees a Racist Killer to Please Tucker Carlson | Have Criminals Taken Over Mexico's Elections?backgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediafacebook.com/ianmastersmediaPor Ian Masters
…
continue reading
1
May 16, 2024 - Orville Schell | Kim Lane Scheppele | James Zirin
1:00:09
1:00:09
Reproducir más Tarde
Reproducir más Tarde
Listas
Me gusta
Me gusta
1:00:09
The Murky Ties to the Poet and Would-be Assassin of Slovakia's PM Robert Fico | At their 40th Meeting, Xi and Putin Pledge to Deepen Defense and Military Ties | Trump's Lawyer Attacks Michael Cohen as a Liar Even Though Trump's Fixer Lied in the Service of the Liar-in-Chief backgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediafacebook.com/ianmas…
…
continue reading
1
May 15, 2024 - Corey Brettschneider | Simon Shuster | Austin Frerick
1:00:51
1:00:51
Reproducir más Tarde
Reproducir más Tarde
Listas
Me gusta
Me gusta
1:00:51
The Party of Law and Order Now Embraces Lawlessness as the GOP Speaker Trashes the Rule of Law to Please the Scofflaw-in-Chief | The Setbacks the Ukrainian Military is Suffering as a Result of Trump's 6 Month Delay of U.S. Arms and Ammunition | What is Behind the Rise in Food Prices as a Few Monopolies Gouge the Public and Farmers While Protected b…
…
continue reading
1
May 14, 2024 - Amanda Marcotte | Joe Lowndes | Spencer Sunshine
1:00:20
1:00:20
Reproducir más Tarde
Reproducir más Tarde
Listas
Me gusta
Me gusta
1:00:20
Mike Johnson Personifies the Staggering Hypocrisy of the "Christian" Right | Is the New York Trial Hurting Trump Who is Polling Ahead in all Swing States But Wisconsin? | The Mainstreaming of America's Neo-Nazi Movement and the Potential for Violence in the Electionbackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediafacebook.com/ianmastersmedia…
…
continue reading
1
May 13, 2024 - Adele Stan | Lincoln Mitchell | John Branstetter
1:00:42
1:00:42
Reproducir más Tarde
Reproducir más Tarde
Listas
Me gusta
Me gusta
1:00:42
In Paying Off A Porn Star For Her Silence Trump Tells Cohen to "Just do it!" | Georgia's Billionaire-Owned Government Passes a Kremlin-Style Law Although the Vast Majority Want to Join the EU | Neo-Nazis, Christian Nationalists and Proud Boys Were in the Pro-Israel Mob at UCLA Claiming to Fight Antisemitismbackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/i…
…
continue reading
1
May 12, 2024 - Joshua Shifrinson | Luke Goldstein
1:00:23
1:00:23
Reproducir más Tarde
Reproducir más Tarde
Listas
Me gusta
Me gusta
1:00:23
As Ukraine Faces a Long War, Will the US and NATO be There and Is There Any Hope of a Peace Deal? | The FTC Goes After Corporate Greed and AIPAC Goes After a January 6 Herobackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediafacebook.com/ianmastersmediaPor Ian Masters
…
continue reading
The Israeli Public's Support for Continuing the War and Netanyahu's Defiant Response to Biden | Trump's Wildly Inflated Ego Takes a Beating as Stormy Daniels Belittles Trump's Sexual Prowess | Will the Slapdown 359 to 43 Vote Deter "Moscow Marge" From Fomenting Further Chaos in the House?backgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediafaceb…
…
continue reading
1
May 8, 20224 - Michael Greenberger | Azamat Junisbai | Henry Giroux
1:00:32
1:00:32
Reproducir más Tarde
Reproducir más Tarde
Listas
Me gusta
Me gusta
1:00:32
Trump's Delaying Tactic is Working as 3 of the 4 Trials He's Facing Will Likely Not be Heard Before the Election | Following His 5th Inauguration, Putin Is Now Called "Imperator", the Formal Title For the Russian Tsars | Student Protests in the Age of the New McCarthyismHost: Ian MastersProducer: Graham FitzGibbonAssistant Producer: Evan Green…
…
continue reading
1
May 7, 2024 - Leila Hilal | Oona Hathaway | Casey Michel
1:01:09
1:01:09
Reproducir más Tarde
Reproducir más Tarde
Listas
Me gusta
Me gusta
1:01:09
Israel Joins Peace Talks in Cairo Amid IDF Escalation in Gaza | Strengthening the Laws of War as Non-combatants Die in Gaza and Ukraine | Brazen Examples of Foreign Governments Buying US Senators and Congressmenbackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediafacebook.com/ianmastersmediaPor Ian Masters
…
continue reading
1
May 6, 2024 - Dr. Guy Ziv | Jeremi Suri | Eugene Rumer
1:00:11
1:00:11
Reproducir más Tarde
Reproducir más Tarde
Listas
Me gusta
Me gusta
1:00:11
The Gaza Impasses With Hamas Wanting a Permanent Ceasefire and Israel a Temporary One | A Possible Change in the US's Israel/Palestinian Policy as Grassroots and Student Protests Ended Support For South Africa's Apartheid Regime | Russia Announces Drills For the Use of Tactical Nukes Ahead of Putin's Inauguration Tomorrowbackgroundbriefing.org/dona…
…
continue reading
1
May 5, 2024 - John Nichols | Harold Meyerson | Brian Levin
1:03:15
1:03:15
Reproducir más Tarde
Reproducir más Tarde
Listas
Me gusta
Me gusta
1:03:15
The House Speaker Uses an Antisemitic Trope Blaming George Soros as he Launches Hearings on Anti Semitism on Campuses | The Role of Right Wing, Christian Zionist and MAGA Provocateurs in Campus Violence | Models of Dialogue and Deescalation as Outside Opportunists Stoke Violence on Campusesbackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediafac…
…
continue reading
1
May 2, 2024 - Paul Pillar | David Pozen | Cat Packer
1:01:18
1:01:18
Reproducir más Tarde
Reproducir más Tarde
Listas
Me gusta
Me gusta
1:01:18
On the Brink of the Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza as Ceasefire Talks Are Deadlocked | The DEA's Decriminalization of Marijuana as Too Little Too Late | Could a Change in DEA Policy Revive California's Troubled Marijuana Industry?backgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediafacebook.com/ianmastersmedia…
…
continue reading
A Pro-Israel Mob Invades the UCLA Campus to Beat up Pro-Palestinian Students While the Police Look On | Assessing the Flaws and Exploring the Fixes to a Constitution That is Failing Americans As Fascism Threatens Our DemocracyHost: Ian MastersProducer: Graham FitzGibbonAssistant Producer: Evan GreenPor Ian Masters
…
continue reading
As Campus Protests Intensify and Spread, Northwestern University Serves as a Model For Deescalation | The Disturbingly Accurate Analogies Between Hitler's Rise to Power and Trump's Threat to Democracybackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediafacebook.com/ianmastersmediaPor Ian Masters
…
continue reading
1
April 29, 2024 - Raz Segal | Dennis Aftergut | Sumit Ganguly
1:02:29
1:02:29
Reproducir más Tarde
Reproducir más Tarde
Listas
Me gusta
Me gusta
1:02:29
The Weaponization of Anti Semitism Against Students Protesting on American Campuses | The Strength of the Only Trial That May End Up Holding Trump to Account Before the Election | Elections Underway in the World's Largest Democracy and the Dark Side Modi's Indiabackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediafacebook.com/ianmastersmedia…
…
continue reading
1
April 28, 2024 - Lara Friedman | Leah Litman | Allan Lichtman
1:00:57
1:00:57
Reproducir más Tarde
Reproducir más Tarde
Listas
Me gusta
Me gusta
1:00:57
The House and Senate Moves to Strip Non-Profit Status From Foundations That Support Palestinian Causes | The Damage the Supreme Court is Doing to the Rule of Law by Making Trump Above the Law | Biden's Reelection Chances According to a Prediction System That Has Got Every Presidential Election Right Since 1984backgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.co…
…
continue reading
More Special Treatment of Trump by the Supreme Court | Implications of Biden's TikTok Ban | The Enduring Relationship Between the Far-Right and Conservative Movements of "Responsible" and "Respectable" Republicansbackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediafacebook.com/ianmastersmediaPor Ian Masters
…
continue reading
1
April 24, 2024 - George Beebe | Dr. Rob Davidson | Ari Berman
1:00:08
1:00:08
Reproducir más Tarde
Reproducir más Tarde
Listas
Me gusta
Me gusta
1:00:08
Supreme Court Anti-Abortion Ideologues Threaten Access to Emergency Care | The Search For Diplomatic Openings as the War in Ukraine Escalates | Trump's Republican Party Makes it Clear the GOP Would Rather Cheat Than CompeteHost: Ian MastersProducer: Graham FitzGibbonAssistant Producer: Evan GreenPor Ian Masters
…
continue reading