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EPISODE · Mar 13, 2020 · 57 MIN

Coronavirus Politics: Harold Meyerson & Jeet Heer; Plus Adam Hochschild: "Rebel Cinderella"

from Living in the USA

Trump's Oval Office TV address on the coronavirus was followed by the biggest losses in the stock market since 2008. Meanwhile, the House Democrats have proposed a bill that includes paid sick leave, food assistance, and other measures to help wage workers through this pandemic. Will the Republicans pass it? Harold Meyerson comments. Next up: Can Joe Biden recruit Bernie's young voters? Also, we need congress to fund a universal vote-by-mail system now: what might the Republican party do about that? Jeet Heer of the Nation magazine comments. Plus: Fifteen minutes without Trump: Historian Adam Hochschild on his new biography, "Rebel Cinderella: From Rags to Riches to Radical, the Epic Journey of Rose Pastor Stokes".

Trump's Oval Office TV address on the coronavirus was followed by the biggest losses in the stock market since 2008. Meanwhile, the House Democrats have proposed a bill that includes paid sick leave, food assistance, and other measures to help wage workers through this pandemic. Will the Republicans pass it? Harold Meyerson comments. Next up: Can Joe Biden recruit Bernie's young voters? Also, we need congress to fund a universal vote-by-mail system now: what might the Republican party do about that? Jeet Heer of the Nation magazine comments. Plus: Fifteen minutes without Trump: Historian Adam Hochschild on his new biography, "Rebel Cinderella: From Rags to Riches to Radical, the Epic Journey of Rose Pastor Stokes".

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