Explore President Biden's unprecedented consideration of preemptive pardons for officials in Trump's crosshairs, and Trump's nomination of David Perdue as ambassador to China. Delve into Jaime Harrison's defense of identity politics and the political upheaval in France and Germany affecting the EU. This episode unpacks the intricate power dynamics shaping global and domestic politics.

Sources:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/6/biden-mulls-pre-emptive-pardons-for-officials-in-trumps-firing-line

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/6/trump-taps-hawkish-former-senator-david-perdue-as-ambassador-to-china

https://apnews.com/article/jaime-harrison-dnc-identity-politics-democrats-8489144d99d33dcf57897b74cafd30bf

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/05/nx-s1-5217601/france-germany-europe-politics

Outline:

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:00:40) Biden mulls preemptive pardons for US officials in Trump’s firing line

(00:03:55) Trump taps hawkish former Senator David Perdue as ambassador to China

(00:07:31) Outgoing DNC chair Jaime Harrison pushes back against critics of 'identity politics'

(00:11:15) France's toppled government adds to the European Union's bigger political problems