4/18/23: Brazil's President Says Biden Encourages Ukraine War, McCarthy Begs Wall Street On Debt Ceiling, Nikki Haley Caught Lying, Elon Calls For Stop Of AI Dev, Fox Trial Day 1, Bernie on Jen Psaki, SF's Math Scheme, Ro Khanna Guest
Congressman Ro Khanna, a progressive U.S. Representative from California, joins the discussion on crucial topics. They dive into Brazil's President Lula's criticism of Biden regarding the Ukraine conflict. The pressures surrounding the debt ceiling, including McCarthy's pleas to Wall Street, also get attention. Khanna shares insights on Feinstein's calls for retirement and the sexist comments from Pelosi. The conversation takes a sharp turn towards the implications of AI regulation and critiques San Francisco's educational strategy for equity in math.
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Global Disagreement on Ukraine War
Global leaders are voicing disagreement with the US approach to the Ukraine war.
They believe that continuously supplying weapons isn't the best path to peace.
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Unipolar vs. Multipolar Worldview
The US wants a unipolar world, while most other countries want a multipolar world.
This difference in perspective explains why most of the world sees the Ukraine war differently.
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EU Leaders Seek China's Help
EU leaders are visiting China to seek help, showing cracks in the Western alliance.
This highlights the EU's economic interest in ending the Ukraine conflict quickly.
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Krystal and Saagar discuss Brazil President Lula calling out Biden for encouraging the war in Ukraine, bank executives drooling over Ukraine War profits, Kevin McCarthy begging Wall Street to back him in the fight on the Debt Ceiling, Nikki Haley caught lying about her fundraising numbers, Biden aides terrified that he's too old to run, Elon calling for an immediate stop to AI development, the Fox Dominion trial entering day 1 and focusing on Trump demanding Murdoch to back Stop The Steal, Krystal looks into Bernie going on Jen Psaki's new show and trashing the media, Saagar looks into San Francisco's strategy of removing Algebra from the curriculum backfiring on it's minority students, and we're joined in studio by Congressman Ro Khanna to discuss his calls for Diane Feinstein to retire and the sexist smears from Nancy Pelosi.
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