On this jam packed episode of “Polarity” Shahzeb and Zach discuss the political ramifications of the GameStop short squeeze events of January 27th, including the potential bailout of hedge funds like Melvin Capital, potential SEC regulation of the Robinhood day trading app, and the social media censorship of the r/WallStreetBets Discord channel (1:15-18:05). They also discuss former president Donald J Trump’s impending impeachment trial(18:06-33:20) and where it will head as well as President Joe Biden’s progress on climate policy and racial equity policy (33:21-49:42). His series of recent executive orders with regards to "suspending new leases for natural gas and oil development on federal lands and waters" and "ordering the Department of Justice to end its reliance on private prisons" look promising but for an explanation on what this actually means...tune in to this episode of "Polarity!"
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