What will the new normal look like for the economy once the country fully opens back up? In some ways, the post COVID-19 economy will look a lot like the one that struggled to recover from the 2008 financial crisis. After an initial rebound, there will be slow growth and high unemployment. Households will save more and spend less as they continue to worry about health and finances and more small businesses could still close their doors. Rich Miller, reporter at Bloomberg News, joins us for the new normal for the economy.




Next, on February 23, 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed in Brunswick, Georgia. While out for a jog, he was confronted by Travis and Greg McMichael and Ahmaud was shot twice in the chest with a shotgun. There has been a growing concern that the case has been mishandled by both police and prosecutors. The case is now on its fourth prosecutor and the Georgia Attorney General has asked the Justice Department for an investigation. It took 74 days for an arrest to be made. Trymaine Lee, MSNBC correspondent and host of the Into America Podcast, joins us to talk about Ahmaud Arbery’s case and organizing in the time of coronavirus.

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