May 3, 2026 - Hussein Banai | Charles Derber | Peter Dreier

About this episode

The episode discusses Trump's negotiations with Iran, the rise of left-wing populism, and reflections on May Day 2026.

The Deadly, Delusional Amateurism of Trump's On and Off Talks With Iran As He Now Threatens to "Blast the Hell Out of Them" | The Rise of Left Wing Populism After a Devastating Era of Right Wing Populism Perpetrated By a Criminal Fraudster in the Service of a Greedy Oligarchy | May Day 2026 and What Kind of Nation Will We Be? backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia bsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky.social linktr.ee/backgroundbriefing

People in this episode

Host: Ian Masters

Guests: Hussein Banai, Charles Derber, Peter Dreier

Topics covered

• Trump's talks with Iran
• Left Wing Populism
• Right Wing Populism
• Oligarchy
• May Day 2026
• National identity

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• populism
• May Day
• Oligarchy
• politics
• national identity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: backgroundbriefing.org, twitter.com/ianmastersmedia, bsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky.social, linktr.ee/backgroundbriefing

More episodes of Background Briefing with Ian Masters

• June 11, 2026 - Robert Pape | Elizabeth Goitein | Moira Donegan · June 11, 2026 · 1h 2m
• June 10, 2026 - Paul Pillar | Ira Shapiro · June 10, 2026 · 1h 1m
• June 9, 2026 - Ben Burgis | Mitchell Prothero | Lisa Graves · June 9, 2026 · 60 min
• June 8, 2026 - Hussein Banai | Ben Freeman | James Risen · June 8, 2026 · 1h 0m
• June 7, 2026 - David Hearst | Robert Kuttner | Steven Harper · June 7, 2026 · 60 min
• June 4, 2026 - James Zirin | Amy Fried | Michael Kimmage · June 4, 2026 · 60 min