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President Biden is sticking with his August 31 withdrawal deadline from Afghanistan. The Supreme Court orders the reinstatement of a Trump-era policy forcing migrants to stay in Mexico while seeking asylum in the US. Nearly every state is reporting a shortage of teachers for the new school year. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Wednesday, August 25, 2021.
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In Part II, a diagnosis of the global ambitions of the Chinese Communist Party with Josh Rogin. Josh explains how U.S policy mistakes in the 20th century handed more power to China in the 21st, how the Chinese government wields power over Big Tech, Hollywood, and higher education on U.S. soil, and whether we’re headed for another Cold War.
“The global scale of the China challenge is not just about China’s rise, it’s not just about the genocide,” says Josh, “It’s about what kind of world we want to live in.”
Plus, a call with Josh to discuss the American withdrawal of Afghanistan, and how the execution of that withdrawal creates a power vacuum for China to fill.
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The news to know for Wednesday, August 25th, 2021!
What to know about the final days in Afghanistan. Why President Biden is sticking to next week's withdrawal date, and why other world leaders are asking him not to.
Also, a change in plans at the U.S.-Mexico border because of a new ruling from the Supreme Court.
Plus, new government guidelines for overweight Americans, tributes for a rock and roll legend, and Walmart's plan to team up with local businesses.
Those stories and more in about 10 minutes!
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Amanda Holmes reads C. D. Wright’s poem “Lake Echo, Dear.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.
This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.
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President Biden faces growing global pressure to extend his Afghanistan deadline in order to complete evacuations. A favorite American tourist destination urges people not to visit right now because of the surge of Delta variant COVID cases. A frantic search for flood victims in Tennessee. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Tuesday, August 24, 2021:
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Hello from a reunited pod squad!
This week, we gab about a welcome court ruling on California’s Proposition 22 gig-work law, the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, and Sandra Oh’s new Netflix show.
(0:00): Tammy on why Prop 22 was ruled unconstitutional and what it means for workers’ rights across the US
(7:10): How to understand what’s happening in Afghanistan in the context of our long wars in the region
(44:45): What “The Chair” says about Asian American TV, austerity politics in higher ed, race and generational divides, and the (cancel) culture wars.
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