What should have been a week punctuated by celebrations of Cinco De Mayo and Mother's Day, has instead been defined by anxiety, as more and more states cautiously ease restrictions in an attempt to reopen their economies.

 

This, as coronavirus-induced shutdowns led non-farm payrolls to fall 20.5M in April, and the nation's unemployment rate to shoot to a Depression-era-level 14.7%. In February, before COVID19 was declared a global pandemic, the US unemployment rate was just 3.5%.

 

This week Elex Michaelson breaks down the latest reopening efforts, speaking with businessman Tom Steyer and celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck about the future of California, the restaurant industry, and more.

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