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John on being at Covid ground zero in Queens ... The many racial disparities the pandemic has made plain ... But after the disparities are acknowledged, now what? ... Differences in life expectancy, health, and diet ... Does the pandemic make the case for universal healthcare? ... Racial discrimination by health care providers ...

Kat on today's intermixing of public life, private life, and inner life ... Gawking at the inside of the homes of coworkers and celebrities ... What does "being seen" by art mean? ... Phoebe on the high ethical stakes of grocery shopping ... "If you were really a good person, you would find a way to stop eating" ... Is "Karen" a slur? ...

Bob takes a victory lap on overestimated COVID deaths ... How many people have had COVID but don't know it? ... Stumbling toward economic normalcy ... Should Trump get blamed for all this? ... Mickey explains why Fox has fallen in line ... A theory about COVID being a blood disease, not a lung disease ... Mickey's triage nightmares seem not to be in the cards ... Will the presidential election be vote-by-mail? ... Should we trust the World Health Organization? ...

Wilfred's new book, Taboo: 10 Facts You Can't Talk About ... The view of corona from Western Kentucky ... Wilfred: A universal shutdown doesn't make sense... ... ...instead we need random serological testing ... Is the pandemic revealing a structural weakness of democracy? ... Examining the racial disparity in infection rates ... Glenn: Experts should be "on tap, not on top" ...

Trump's corona polling bump recedes ... If the economy tanks, is Trump toast no matter what? ... Explaining Trump's belief in hydroxychloroquine as a miracle drug ... Matt: Peter Navarro is evincing "trickle-down Trumpism" ... Is China the villain or the scapegoat? ... Does Biden have a Generation X problem? ...

Applying just war theory to the pandemic ... Danielle's three options: "freeze," "surrender," and "mobilize and transition" ... There's never been a vaccine for a coronavirus ... How Danielle's COVID-19 response working group came together ... Mixing free-market and command-economy strategies ... Trump's "request for proposals" ...

Mickey and Bob’s big announcement ... When Mickey met Steve Bannon ... Was there any hope of keeping COVID-19 out of the US? ... Is phase two of the war against COVID a creepy surveillance state? ... Mickey and Bob argue about the supposed coronavirus cover-up in China ... Bob is shocked that Pa Kushner could buy Jared’s way into Harvard for only $2.5 million ... Mickey: What good has staying friends with China done us? ... Bob: Is it my imagination or is journalism worse than it used to be? ...

Assessing the initial economic response to the pandemic ... What the Federal Reserve's $1.5 trillion injection actually did ... Stimulus checks and other direct assistance ... How a rent strike could lead to a banking crisis ... Should we fear inflation? ... Is a pivot to austerity inevitable? ... The Defense Production Act and the prospect of a wartime economy ... After the threat passes, what will the recovery look like? ... What Karl is most worried about ...

Bill ranks the best and worst governors during coronavirus ... Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and the value of government experience ... The governors who have responded most poorly to the crisis ... Matt sees the roots of a post-Trump populist conservatism ... Competence. What a concept. ... The many ways the crisis helps Biden ...

Bill vs. Micah on democratic socialism and the coronavirus ... Would the US be handling the pandemic better with single-payer? ... The role of radicals in a crisis moment ... Bernie vs. Warren and the limits of technocratic politics ... Why has Biden surged ahead of Bernie? ... Bill's thoughts on Medicare for All ... Micah's new book, Bigger Than Bernie ...