In this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein and Freddy Deknatel talk about the impact of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. They also discuss the implications of U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment and acquittal for America’s democracy-promotion credentials abroad.

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The Coronavirus Will Send Political and Economic Shockwaves Far Beyond China

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The Wuhan Coronavirus Poses Three Tests for Global Public Health

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