Program Date:  04/02/2019 https://www.backgroundbriefing.org/2019/04/02/background-briefing-april-2-2019/ mp3audio:  Full Program

April 2 - Anti-Vaxxers and the Growing Measles Epidemic; Erdogan Rebuked in Turkey's Elections; Can a Ukranian Comedian Handle Vladimir Putin?

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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" Republicans
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April 25, 2024 - Aziz Huq | Aynne Kokas | David Austin Walsh

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 Compete
Host: Ian Masters
Producer: Graham FitzGibbon
Assistant Producer: Evan Green

April 24, 2024 - George Beebe | Dr. Rob Davidson | Ari Berman

Trump's History of Using and Abusing Women | The Pathetic Man on Display in the Courtroom as a Far Cry From the MAGA Faithful's Superhero | Will SCOTUS Undermine the 8th Amendment's Protection For the Homeless Against Cruel and Unusual Punishment?
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April 23, 2024 - Nina Burleigh | Sidney Blumenthal | Garrett Epps

Arrests of Students Protesting the War in Gaza Spread From Columbia to Yale | The Optics of Trump on Trial in New York; a President Off His Pedestal Defending Sleazy Criminal Behavior | A Positive Case For America's Next Economy
Host: Ian Masters
Producer: Graham FitzGibbon
Assistant Producer: Evan Green

April 22, 2024 - Alexander Sammon | Anne Nelson | Natalie Foster

Meeting Ukraine's Needs as Russia Mobilizes for a June Offensive | How Ukraine Will Survive and Adjust to Permanent War | The Deadly War in Gaza and Israel's Tenuous Standoff With Iran as Both Israel and Palestine Appear to be Leaderless and Directionless
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April 2 - Anti-Vaxxers and the Growing Measles Epidemic; Erdogan Rebuked in Turkey's Elections; Can a Ukranian Comedian Handle Vladimir Putin?

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