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

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

2020/3/13
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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".