Author and analyst Mike Whitney and I discuss the recent downturn in the stock market, the various tools the government has to respond and their inadequacy, as well as the implications of the coronavirus pandemic on our financial future.

You can find Mike's most recent articles on The Unz Review at https://www.unz.com/author/mike-whitney/.  Mike has also been published at Counterpunch, and Global Research at https://www.globalresearch.ca/author/mike-whitney.