Asians are white again, pandemic rage, what to expect from Biden, and mega free trade
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Hello from White House transition headquarters!
This week: literal housekeeping, \\u201cstudents of color\\u201d and \\u201cstudents of poverty,\\u201d coronavirus nightmares, how not to expect too much from Biden, and a Southeast Asian trade deal.
4:30 \\u2013 Dads Jay and Andy review right-wing children\\u2019s books.
9:30 \\u2013 Asians get lumped in as white again\\u2014this time, in the Thurston County, WA public schools. Why does this keep happening, and why do we care? Should the left abandon race-based sorting and affirmative action?
30:20 \\u2013 The coronavirus is spiking all over the country. Why aren\\u2019t we talking about it more? Will Biden do better than Trump did?
38:45 \\u2013 Student debt, the climate catastrophe, foreign policy, immigration, labor rights\\u2026 What can we expect from Biden?
55:30 \\u2013 Tammy\\u2019s \\u201cWhat you should know\\u201d corner: the ASEAN+5 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). Is it a big deal or not? How does it compare to the TPP and the CPTPP? And when will we Americans have the energy to start caring about stuff like this again? Plus: Jay promises to manage Tammy\\u2019s Fox News career.
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