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Background Briefing with Ian Masters

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chistery1.bsky.social @chistery1.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

For more re Susan Collins (latest) scandal, tune into @kpfa.org kpfa.org/episode/back... for an excellent discussion between “Background Briefing“ host @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social & guest @asfried.bsky.social Also included positive background re opponent @troyjackson207.bsky.social

For Malcolm X: 'A Prince, Our Own Black Shining Prince | KPFA

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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Listen to President and CEO @nancyokail.bsky.social talk about Trump's UNGA speeches with @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social on Background Briefing soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

A Report on Today's UN General Assembly Speeches With Trump Threatening to "Annihilate" Iran

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We spoke with @alexsammon.bsky.social about his latest article at @slate.com, “They’re the Greatest Political Villains in America. Trump Can’t Stop Talking About Them. I Went Into Their Shadowy Lair," covering his meeting with the Communist Party of the USA. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

As Trump Warns the Communist Menace Is About to Take Over, We Enter The CPUSA's Shadowy Lair

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We spoke with @alaw202.bsky.social of @socialsecurityworks.org about Vance's announcement to take 760,000 off Obamacare while Trump pardons a fraudster who stole $2 billion from Medicare. soundcloud.com/user-830442635

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I spoke with @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social today about Trump's attack on the free press, and the brilliant counter-attack by the major television networks. www.backgroundbriefing.org

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

With Trump banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, we spoke @froomkin.bsky.social about how the WH Press Corps struck back in solidarity with an effective boycott by the major TV networks who have taken away what Trump most craves, the TV cameras. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

The Major TV Networks Take Away What Trump Craves Most, TV Cameras

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Will Trump tear down the Kennedy Center because they took his name off it? We spoke with Ben Terris, the Washington Correspondent for New York Magazine, about this very real possibility. soundcloud.com/user-830442635

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Yesterday's Briefing: Robert Hockett @roberthockett.bsky.social | Mark Hays | Donald Moynihan soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

September 16th, 2026 - Robert Hockett | Mark Hays | Donald Moynihan

We begin with the Fed raising interest rates today by a quarter of a percent with an expectation there will be another increase to 4.1% later this year. Joining us to discuss how this is a response to

Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Background Briefing’s Anna Leah investigates how settlers are not only invading the West Bank but also moving into areas captured by the IDF in Southern Lebanon and Syria. Featuring @peterbeinart.bsky.social soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

Settlers Are Not Only Invading the West Bank, They're Moving Into Lebanon and Syria

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We're joined by @robertyoungpelton.bsky.social to discuss Trump abandoning Mohammed bin Salman amid his cries for U.S. help against the Houthis. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

Trump Hangs MbS Out to Dry After Kushner Has Made Billions From Gulf Potentates

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We spoke with @yaqiu.bsky.social about Trump’s rejection of concerns from AI leaders who want to slow down development and discuss her new article at Project-Syndicate, “America’s Un-American AI Companies.” soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

Trump Rejects Guardrails on AI In a Race To the Bottom Which China Will Win

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

With the CIA Director apparently warning Putin not to take advantage of US weapons shortages as the Europeans begin to shift away from their dependence on security guarantees, we spoke with @jekavanagh.bsky.social about her article, “Leave Europe to the Europeans.” soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

Europe Moves Away From Dependence on US Weapons and Security Guarantees

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We spoke with @aaronregunberg.bsky.social about his article at The Guardian, “The datacenter backlash is bringing the entire political spectrum together – against big tech billionaires.” soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

Opposition to Data Centers as a Unifying Issue Across the Political Spectrum

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Levy Institute @levyecon.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Can the Fed Chairman and Treasury Secretary Do Their Job and at the Same Time Please Their Boss? #Superwealthy #AIbubble #CircularFinancing #economics @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social @ptcherneva.bsky.social @kpfk.bsky.social tinyurl.com/levyeconomics

Can the Fed Chairman and Treasury Secretary Do Their Job and at the Same Time Please Their Boss – Levy Economics Institute of Bard College

Pavlina Tcherneva checked in with Ian Masters of Background Briefing for a far-ranging conversation that begins with Fed Chair Warsh’s keynote at Jackson Hole and Treasury Secretary Bessent’s recent i...

Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We speak with @willbunch.bsky.social about his article “Why Trump’s attack on Stars and Stripes was a gut punch” and the trail of destruction at the Pentagon from Hegseth whose main focus is to prevent the press from reporting on what an incompetent racist he is. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

The Small Man With a Big Job at the Pentagon's War Against Reporting on What an Incompetent He Is

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We spoke with @gilduran.com about his new book, The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

Gil Duran on His New Book The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We speak with @stephenmarche.bsky.social about his article at The NYT, “America Came for Canada. We Said No,” and Trump’s trade war with Canada which has even the business-friendly Wall Street Journal saying it is the “dumbest trade war in history.” soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

Trump Wages the "Dumbest Trade War In History" Against Canada

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

We’re joined by @notaaroncraig.bsky.social @freepress.bsky.social looking ABC’s First Amendment lawsuit against the FCC as well as how Brendan Carr is aggressively trying to change the US media landscape into a propaganda love fest for MAGA’s “dear leader.” soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

How Brendan Carr Wants Putin-Style Media in America Devoted to Our "Dear Leader"

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

We speak with @paulwaldman.bsky.social about the role of Natalie Harp who feeds Trump far-right conspiracies, writes his texts to foreign leaders and has been described as Trump’s “binky” since she appears to be his security blanket, having pledged utmost devotion. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

The Closest Person to Our President Who Feeds Him Far-Right Conspiratorial Fabrication

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

With Trump threatening to bomb the **** out of Oman, an ally that occupies the other half of the Strait of Hormuz, in a display of desperation bordering on insanity, we spoke with @stephenwalt.bsky.social about his article, “Why the United States Keeps Losing Wars.” soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

The Current Iran War Tops the Record As We Keep Losing Wars

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We speak with @andersaslund.bsky.social about the dangerous escalation of Russia’s war on Ukraine and how Vance leaned on Zelensky to stop Ukraine from bombing Russian oil terminals that Chevron and Exxon have stakes in. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

VP Vance Leans on Zelensky Not To Bomb Russian Oil Terminals Chevron and Exxon Have Stakes in

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

We’re joined by @aaronregunberg.bsky.social for assessment of David Crowley’s narrow victory in yesterday’s primary election for governor in Wisconsin as well as Aaron's article at @thenation.com, “Will El-Sayed’s Centrist Opponents ‘Vote Blue No Matter Who’?” soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

The Call For Unity After David Crowley's Narrow Win in Wisconsin

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

We spoke with @ninaburleigh.bsky.social about the latest example of Trump family sleaze with Barron and Don junior’s buddies and heroes the Tate brothers facing extradition to the UK for decades of sex trafficking, rape and vicious misogyny. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

The Trump Family's Ties to the Tates Who Advocate Rape, Domination and Servility of Women and Girls

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

We were joined earlier this week by science fiction author, activist and journalist @doctorow.pluralistic.net to discuss his new book, The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI: How to Think About Artificial Intelligence—Before It’s Too Late. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

Cory Doctorow On How To Think About AI Before It's Too Late

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KPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 07/08/2026

Jacob Heilbrunn examines the parallels between Hitler’s dismantling of the Weimar Republic and Trump’s attacks on the press, civil service, courts, and democratic institutions. Listen at kpfa.org. @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social

Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

We’re joined by @cjcmichel.bsky.social discussing his latest book, just out, United States of Oligarchy: How America’s Wealthiest Ally with Dictators, Weaken the U.S., and Destroy Democracy. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

Trump, His Greedy Family and Treasonous Oligarchs

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

We’re joined by @eliclifton.com and Ian Lustick discussing their new book Israel’s Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power and the extent to which AIPAC’s power has peaked as Washington’s most powerful kingmaker. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

Has AIPAC's Power As Washington's Kingmaker Peaked?

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

We spoke with @profpape.bsky.social about his article at Foreign Affairs, “Iran and the New Rules of Global Power: The Making and Unmaking of American Dominance” as well as his forthcoming book, Our Own Worst Enemies: America and the Age of Violent Populism. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

The More Trump Sinks in the Polls, the More He's Determined to Steal the Next Election

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

We spoke w/ @harrisonmann.bsky.social @winwithoutwar.bsky.social about reports that the US has used “virtually all” of its long range missiles in the Iran war as well as the Iranian deal with Oman over traffic in and out of the Gulf which does not involve the US. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

Trump Gives Iran One Day to Make a Deal Over Hormuz Which They Are Doing With Oman Not the U.S

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

We spoke with @simonwdc.bsky.social about how the Democrats can heal the divisions between centrists and Democratic Socialists on display in the must-win senate race in Michigan as well as the fate and future of the embattled head of the DNC. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

How To Heal Divisions Between Centrists and Democratic Socialists

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

We assess whether World War III is underway and speak with @hannahluci.bsky.social about her new book, just out, Hinterlands: The New Cold War Brewing at the Peripheries of the West. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

Could the New Cold War in the Hinterlands of Europe and Asia Lead to WWIII?

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

With the US- Iran war at a strategic dead end, we spoke with @naderhashemi.bsky.social about Netanyahu and Trump’s attendance at Senator Graham’s funeral on Tuesday as an opportunity for Israel’s PM to invoke the late senator’s hawkish agenda. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

Will Netanyahu Talk Trump Into Resuming the War?

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

As oil spikes to $100 a barrel following the Houthi closure of the only other chokepoint for the export of Gulf oil, we speak with @davidfaris.bsky.social about his article at the @thenation.com, “Trump Can’t Admit That He Lost the Iran War.” soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

Oil Spikes at $100 a Barrel From the Houthi Closure of Other Choke Point For Gulf Oil Iran Controls

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KPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 20/07/2026

Ian Masters speaks with Patrick Blanchfield about the fatal ICE shooting in Maine, the agency’s hiring practices, its expanding power, and the violence behind Trump’s immigration crackdown. Listen at kpfa.org. #KPFA #ICE #Immigration @brooklyninstitute.bsky.social @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I joined @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social today to assess whether Trump's fear of being a loser will drive him to new, disastrous escalations in his failed war on Iran. Spoiler: Yes. www.backgroundbriefing.org

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Tuesday's Briefing: Johnathan Buma | Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social | Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

July 21, 2026 - Johnathan Buma | Scott Horton | Eli Clifton

Russia's Useful Idiot Who is Destroying the FBI Will Go to Moscow in October As a Guest of Putin's Murderous FSB | Russia's Penetration of U.S. Industrial Innovation, Science and Hi Tech | Is the DSA

Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Monday's Briefing: Nicholas Heras | Simon Shuster @shustry.bsky.social | Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

July 20, 2026 - Nicholas Heras | Simon Shuster | Rick Hasen

Iran Escalates Greenlighting the Houthis as Trump Vows Revenge While Israel is Poised to Enter the War | Zelensky in Full Damage Control After Firing Popular and Innovative Defense Minister | What Can

Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Thursday's Briefing: Brett Edkins | Karen Greenberg | Alan Abramowitz soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

July 17, 2026 - Brett Adkins | Karen Greenberg | Alan Abramowitz

Will Trump's Roy Cohn Get Confirmed Since One Republican Senator's Vote is All It Takes To Tank Todd Blanche's Nomination? | A New DNI Unwilling To Speak Truth To Power in the Reckless Ignoramus's Ova

Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Yesterday's Briefing: Dr. Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social | Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social | Marci Shore @marcishore.bsky.social soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

July 17, 2026 - Dr. Trita Parsi | Anna Grzymala-Busse | Marci Shore

The MoU Fell Apart Because of Trump, Witkoff and Kushner's Amateurism and Desperation and Now We Are About to Lose the Same War Again | There Is No Communism In America But That Won't Stop Trump and S

Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Tuesday's Briefing: Wendy Via @wendyvia.bsky.social | Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

July 14, 2026 - Wendy Via | Mitchell Plitnick

Another Murder on the Streets of America By Untrained ICE Thugs Following Trump's Racist Hate Filled Immigration Policy of Deliberate Cruelty | The Political Landscape in Israel Ahead of Elections Wit

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KPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 13/07/2026

Stephen Marche says America's greatest threat may be itself. He joins Ian Masters to discuss democratic backsliding, institutional decline, and America's changing place in the world. Listen to the entire interview @ kpfa.org #KPFA #BackgroundBriefing @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social

Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Sunday's Briefing: Omer Aziz | David Broder soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

July 12, 2026 - Omer Aziz | David Broder

We Have A Fascist in the White House and the Only Democrat Trying to Stop His Second Coup is Marc Elias | A Postmortem on the NATO Summit as Europe Falls Apart backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Wednesday's Briefing: Emma Ashford | Bill Scher @billscher.bsky.social | John Pitney soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

July 8, 2026 - Emma Ashford | Bill Scher | John Pitney

Will the War of Words Between Trump and the Iranians Lead to a Real War? | The Scramble to Replace Platner Who Appears Reluctant to Step Down | The Lack of Vetting and Opposition Research in Choosing

Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Tuesday's Briefing - Daniel Shea | Tamar Jacoby | George Beebe soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

July 7, 2026 - Daniel Shea | Tamar Jacoby | George Beebe

The Latest Platner Scandal Has Bernie and Mamdani Urging Him to Step Aside | What it is Like to Have Russian Missiles and Drones Heading For Your Apartment Building | The NATO Summit Underway and What

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Monday's Briefing: David Hirshey | Timothy Shenk | Kian Tajbakhsh soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

July 6, 2026 - David Hirshey | Timothy Shenk | Kian Tajbakhsh

Crypto Don Makes a Deal With the Head of the Notoriously Corrupt FIFA Which Will Stain a U.S. Victory If There Is To Be One This Evening | Will Trump's Revival of His Mentor Roy Cohn's Red Scare Work?

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Sunday's Briefing: Adele Stan @addiestan.bsky.social | Aziz Rana soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

July 5, 2026 - Adele Stan | Aziz Rana

Trump's 4th of July Speech Appropriates Patriotism While Pushing Partisan Election Theft | The Declaration of Independence's Least Quoted Passage of Revolutionary Reform backgroundbriefing.org/donate

Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Thursday's Briefing: Lincoln Mitchell @lincolnmitchell.bsky.social | Allan Lichtman @allanlichtman.bsky.social | Kent Harrington soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

July 2, 2026 - Lincoln Mitchell | Allan Lichtman | Kent Harrington

The Unsettling Irony That Presiding Over the Celebration of 250 Years of American Democracy is a President Out to Destroy American Democracy | How a Government Of the People, By the People and For the

Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

We spoke with @kenklippenstein.bsky.social about the unqualified government “expert” witness who turned political protest into terrorism to put anti-ICE protesters away for 450 years. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

The Ludicrously Unqualified "Expert" Witness Who Put Anti-ICE Protesters Away for 450 Years

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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Today's Briefing: Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social | Hannah Metzger | David Daley @davedaley.bsky.social soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

July 1, 2026 - Ken Klippenstein | Hannah Metzger | David Daley

The Ludicrously Unqualified Government "Expert" Witness Who Turned Political Protest Into Terrorism to Put Anti-ICE Protesters Away for 450 Years | The Latest Victory For Democratic Socialists | SCOTU

Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Today's Briefing: Mae Ngai | James Zirin | Dr. Henry Abraham soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

June 30, 2026 - Mae Ngai | James Zirin | Dr. Henry Abraham

The Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship But Kavanaugh Shows Congress How to Undo it | Trump Claims "No Limits" to His Power As He Adds Himself to the List of Mass Murderers and Bloodthirsty D

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