Episode 19: Ukraine Funding

An episode of the Out of Order podcast, hosted by Ben Maher and Anthony Buono, titled "Episode 19: Ukraine Funding" was published on October 19, 2023 and runs 85 minutes.

October 19, 2023 ·85m · Out of Order

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Summary

This week's current events: Kevin McCarthy avoids a government shutdown, but then gets ousted as Speaker Dianne Feinstein has passed away, and Governor Newsom of California has appointed Laphonza Butler as her replacement Trump is convicted of fraudulently inflating the value of his assets UAW continues to win, with concessions from General Motors regarding its EV battery plants Union election petitions have skyrocketed since September, partly due to the CEMEX ruling at that time In this week's deep dive, we looked at who funds Ukraine. While the EU and the U.S. are the biggest contributors, other eastern European countries have given the largest amounts by percentage of GDP, as they face annihilation if Russia defeats Ukraine and decides to move further west. However, that seems like it might change with far-right populism quickly rising in the region. Who are these contributors? Who exactly would withhold funding? What is their reasoning? We answer these questions and more.

Episode Description

This week's current events:

Kevin McCarthy avoids a government shutdown, but then gets ousted as Speaker
Dianne Feinstein has passed away, and Governor Newsom of California has appointed Laphonza Butler as her replacement
Trump is convicted of fraudulently inflating the value of his assets
UAW continues to win, with concessions from General Motors regarding its EV battery plants
Union election petitions have skyrocketed since September, partly due to the CEMEX ruling at that time

In this week's deep dive, we looked at who funds Ukraine. While the EU and the U.S. are the biggest contributors, other eastern European countries have given the largest amounts by percentage of GDP, as they face annihilation if Russia defeats Ukraine and decides to move further west. However, that seems like it might change with far-right populism quickly rising in the region. Who are these contributors? Who exactly would withhold funding? What is their reasoning? We answer these questions and more.