Episode 612: "Best of"
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. And 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.
October 15, 2021
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Episode 612 · October 15, 2021
Episode 612: "Best of"
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<p><a href="https://twitter.com/ddayen">David Dayen</a>, from the <a href="https://twitter.com/theprospect">America Prospect</a>, will explain how <a href="https://prospect.org/coronavirus/banks-can-grab-stimulus-check-pay-debts/">big banks can get a hold of your stimulus check</a> before you have a chance to use it.</p>
<p>And <em>Nation</em> national-affairs correspondent <a href="https://www.thenation.com/authors/jeet-heer/"><strong>Jeet Heer</strong></a> will explain why "<a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/undercounting-coronavirus-death-count/"><strong>Undercounting Covid-19 Deaths Is a Deadly Mistake</strong></a>.” And why keeping the death toll artificially low allows Trump to push for a premature end to the lockdown.</p>
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