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Nov 2020
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The post-election economy

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Emily Stewart joins Dara and Matt to discuss the prospects for Covid relief and Janet Yellen.

Resources:

"Janet Yellen's mistake" by Matthew Yglesias, Slowboring.com

"Electoral politics on an unfair playing field" by Aaron Strauss, Slowboring.com

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Hosts:

Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com

Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration Reporter, ProPublica

Emily Stewart (@EmilyStewartM), Business and Politics Reporter, Vox


Credits:

Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer

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