81. This Week in Asian American Politics: The Philippines Gives 4 More Bases to the US, US Debt Ceiling (we are poor), the Writers Guild of America strike, Tou Thou convicted in George Floyd case
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This week in Asian American politics:
The United States wants to add more military bases in the Philippines as the relationship with China deteriorates. It’d be like if you got your friends to follow your current partner on social media because you’re about to break up with them and you’d like to block. Except instead of social media, it’s military bases. Also your friends are the offspring of a former dictator.
Do you have a bad credit score? Maybe your credit card bill is kinda lengthy? You’re not alone—so does the United States! Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warns that the government needs to figure out if we’re going to raise our own credit limit or just default on our national Amex.
We discuss the Writers Guild Association’s (WGA) strike. It’s the first one in 15 years or 2007. Roughly 11,500 writers across the industry have put down their pens and picked up picket signs. What are their demands? How will this affect you? And what’s different this time?
- Tou Thou, the last cop involved in George Floyd’s murder has been convicted and sentenced to jail. Thou’s defense was claiming he didn’t know Floyd had stopped breathing. Thing are not great when your defense is that you’re bad at your job.
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