Background Briefing with Ian Masters

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June 25, 2026 - Matt Sledge | Josh Fox | Judith Levine
25/06/2026 | 1h
Trump's Favorite Judge Shows How Protesting Against Government Cruelty Can Get You 30 Years in Prison Even If You Weren't at the Protest | Instead of Walls, A Welcome Table | As Trump Tries to End Our Democracy, How Can We Celebrate Our 250th Birthday He is Hijacking?
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June 24, 2026 - Eric Blanc | Stephen Wertheim | Christopher Miller
24/06/2026 | 1h 1 mins.
What Do the Big Wins By Mamdani-Backed Democratic Socialists in New York Mean for the Future of Democratic Party Leadership | Could There Be a Silver Lining in the Wake of the Otherwise Unmitigated Disaster Trump and Netanyahu Brought to the Persian Gulf? | Could Ukrainian Gains in Crimea Bring About the End of Putin?
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June 23, 2026 - Dean Baker | Sidney Blumenthal | Steven Levistsky
23/06/2026 | 1h 1 mins.
In Spite of GOP Lies, There's An Easy Fix For a Social Security Shortfall in 2034 | The MAGA Fraud Frays As the Majority Tires of Trump's Lies, Amateurism and Incompetence | The Rise of Right Wing Authoritarian Leaders in Latin America
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June 22, 2026 - Polly Toynbee | Karen Greenberg | Timi Iwayemi
22/06/2026 | 1h 1 mins.
The UK's PM Resigns With a People-Friendly Andy Burnham Poised to Replace Him | Why Did Republican Senators Confirm a Russian-Friendly Asset to Head U.S. Intel Who Took Her Marching Orders From a Homophobic, Islamophobe, Tinfoil-Wrapped Cult Guru? | The Crooks In Congress in Crypto's Corner
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June 21, 2026 - Sina Toossi | Andrei Markovits | Alexander Motyl
21/06/2026 | 1h 2 mins.
Iran Closes the Strait Of Hormuz as Negotiators in Switzerland Try to Rescue the U.S.-Iran Peace Deal | Nazi Messages From DHS as MAGA-Trump Racism and Xenophobia Contrast with the Multi-Cultural Diversity and Joy of the World Cup |Could Ukraine Win and Bring Down Putin and Change Russia As We Know It?
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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

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