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Episode 536: Reopening America Too Soon?; Big Banks Can Take Your Stimulus Check; Undercounting Covid-19 Deaths

Ring of Fire Radio with Farron Cousins

English - April 17, 2020 14:40 - 1 hour - 28.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 318 ratings
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Previous Episode: Episode 535: Dems Failing at Oversight; Behind the Curtain on Cuomo; Running for Congress During Covid-19
Next Episode: Episode 537: Profits over People; The Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump; Why Covid-19 is hitting Minority and Lower Income Areas the Hardest; How to Stop Misinformation on Facebook

On today’s show…


David Dayen, from the America Prospect, will explain how big banks can get a hold of your stimulus check before you have a chance to use it.


Nation national-affairs correspondent Jeet Heer will explain why "Undercounting Covid-19 Deaths Is a Deadly Mistake.” And why keeping the death toll artificially low allows Trump to push for a premature end to the lockdown.


And Heather "Digby" Parton will help break down the news of the week.

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