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In our current events, we start with new export controls by the Dutch to prevent ASML ultraviolet lithography machines from going to China. China responded with its own export controls on the important minerals gallium and germanium. In further supply chain news, we discuss car manufacturers' new partnerships with lithium mining companies to ramp up production. To conclude this section, we dis...

Our first remote podcast, with Ben being on vacation. In the current events, we discuss the recent short-lived coup in Russia led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner paramilitary group. Then we note China's efforts to increase military activities in Cuba. In domestic news, a new report has shown test scores continuing to decline in the U.S. In the U.K., the economy is in crisis beca...

In current events, we discuss U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's recent summit with Chairman Xi Jinping and other high-ranking officials in China, New York's move to protect doctors providing abortion care to U.S. citizens in states with bans, Ron DeSantis's campaign strategy of trying to outflank Donald Trump on the right of abortion, and highly anticipated Supreme Court decisi...

Current events, a book club discussing chapter 2 of Supreme Inequality , and a deep dive into tensions in the South China Sea. Enjoy!

We start by discussing a plethora of current events: - The debt ceiling bill-turned-law and the Congressional drama that came with it - Southwestern states' agreement to cut back on water use to prevent the drought of the Colorado River - The J.D. Vance-Elizabeth Warren Senate alliance to hold banking executives accountable - The May jobs report - Protests in Kosovo - U.S. partnership with Aus...

We kick off our episode with a discussion on the recent debt ceiling deal, Russia-Ukraine War developments, and Ron DeSantis's presidential campaign announcement on Twitter. For our book club this week, we explore the concluding chapters of "People, Power, and Profits" by Joseph Stiglitz. We offer our opinions on his prescriptions for an American progressive agenda and the book as a...

Anthony and Ben discuss current events, including debt ceiling negotiations, mayoral elections in Colorado Springs and Jacksonville, and the recent governor primary in Kentucky. Next up is our book club segment, discussing the effects of globalization, tech, and more on income and wealth inequality. And finally we have a discussion on the merits of democracy and whether there could be a better sys...

Our inaugural episode! We start with current events including debt ceiling negotiations between President Biden and Kevin McCarthy, Dianne Feinstein's return to the Senate, Donald Trump's recent CNN town hall, and the killing of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway. Then we get into our book club segment, where we discuss the first three chapters of People, Power, and Profits by Joseph S...