News. Views. Hughes. - October 21, 2019 (17:00 ET)

400,000 students are missing school on Monday in Chicago amid the fourth week of a teachers’ strike in the city. They are striking for better pay and smaller class sizes. Mayor Lori Lightfoot says that the Chicago Teachers Union’s demands are too expensive to implement. RT America’s Faran Fronczak reports for News.Views.Hughes.

UK PM Boris Johnson hit a major obstacle in his plans for a Brexit by October 31. House Speaker John Simon Bercow quashed a Saturday “meaningful vote” on Johnson’s withdrawal agreement with the EU. RT’s Shadia Edwards-Dashti reports for News.Views.Hughes.

The European Union has vowed to retaliate against new US tariffs on goods ranging from cheese to alcohol to olives. European officials worry that a trade with the US is a “lose-lose” situation and that “the only winner will be China.” Meanwhile, there’s an apparent thawing in the US-China trade war and signs of substantial progress toward a new deal. RT America’s Sara Montes de Oca reports. Then “Boom Bust” co-host Christy Ai joins Scottie Nell Hughes to discuss the global position of the Chinese Yuan, which has continued to gain influence among investors, she argues that the currency has achieved a desired stability but that it’s not going to last.