Background Briefing – April 24, 2025
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 – April 23, 2025
Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news.”
Background Briefing – April 22, 2025
Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news.”
Background Briefing – April 21, 2025
Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news.”
Bruce Fein / Bill Scher / Scott Kennedy
The Looming Constitutional Crisis, as Trump Continues to Defy the Supreme Court and Federal District Courts With “The Dog Ate My Homework” Excuses
A Little-Noticed FEC Ruling Opens the Door for the Next Frontier of Plutocracy
The Tariff War Trump has Launched Against China That He Will Surely Lose
Edward McCaffery / Nancy Altman / Craig Unger
Trump Appoints Another Unqualified Hack, as the Deliberate Destruction of the IRS Continues
The Deliberate Destruction of Social Security, With Biden the Wrong Person to Lead the Effort to Save It
An Assessment of Rumors about Witkoff’s Ties To Russian Money-launderers
Ryan Enos / Aram Shabanian / Nader Hashemi
Harvard Stands up to Trump; Then He Hits Them For $2.2 Billion and Threatens Their Tax-exempt Status
Trump’s Escalating War on the Press, as he Threatens CBS Over an Accurate 60 Minutes Report on Ukraine
A Professor Who Just visited His Postdoctoral Student in an ICE Detention Camp
Stephen Walt / Manuel Pastor / Chris Whipple
How to Ruin a Country
From a Nation of Immigrants to a Nation of Hate, Xenophobia, Exclusion, and Cruelty
An Inside Look Into the Fateful Campaign That Brought Back Trump to Finish Off America
Joseph Stiglitz / Barry Eichengreen / Christopher Meissner
Trump’s MAGA Economy Driven by Greed, Stupidity, and Cowardice
Will Trump’s Weakening of the Dollar Lead to a New Global Reserve Currency?
The Hollow Nature of Trump’s Promise of Gain After the Pain
Robert Hockett / Matt Gold / Gregory Brew
Trump’s Amateurism on Display, or is He Shorting the Market for His Family and Cronies?
An Assessment of the Amount of Damage Ahead From Trump’s Trade War
Given Today’s Drop in Oil To $56 From $72 a Barrel Last Week, What Kind of a Deal Could Emerge Between the U.S. and Iran on Saturday?