Episode 32: DeSantis Drops Out, New Political Party in Germany, Deep Dive on Yemen, and More

This week's current events: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has suspended his presidential campaign Illinois completed a study which shows the overwhelming benefits of a state-level child tax credit The IRS has recovered over $500 million dollars from millionaire households since receiving greater funding Joe Biden's Consumer Protection Bureau is looking to cap the overdraft fees banks charge Consumer sentiment has recently ticked up A new populist party has emerged in Germany, led by a figure on the far left Poland's new Prime Minister has cleaned house since coming into office The Supreme Court issued an order that Texas law enforcement cannot prevent federal officials from dismantling barriers at the border We're skeptical of China's GDP growth In this week's deep dive, we went back over 500 years in the history of Yemen to explore how we got to its current state, with the Houthis making trouble in the Red Sea. We uncover cycles of corruption and rebellion repeating over and over again, and find that we're just at another point in one now - except this is having implications for the wider world. Then, we discuss what the U.S. can do about the Houthi problem they're now dealing with ... if anything at all.