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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms argues Georgia Governor Brian Kemp's decision to reopen the state's economy is premature and counterproductive.

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This week New York City’s public schools will close their doors and students will once again undertake online instruction.

The shutdown was triggered when 3 percent of coronavirus tests in the city came back positive over seven days. There are questions, however, around this number being used as a trigger — some health officials maintain that schools are safe.

When is the right time for schools to reopen and what is the right threshold for closures? We explore what lessons New York City’s struggles hold for the rest of the nation.

Guest: Eliza Shapiro, who covers New York City education for The New York Times, walks us through the city’s decision to reopen schools and the difficult decision to shut them down.

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Background reading:

• New York City’s public school system will close this week, moving to all-remote instruction and disrupting the education of roughly 300,000 children.
• As schools close again, frustrated and angry parents say the decision does not make the city safer.

Dr. Anthony Fauci discusses America's lack of a consistent, centralized source of coronavirus information, the politicization of wearing protective masks and more.

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Trump comes under fire for telling a reporter to ask China about coronavirus damage; Democratic governors begin to come around on reopening; and the Left’s transformative vision of America begins to bear fruit.

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As more and more Americans move outside, authorities debate how to crack down; George W. Bush releases a covid-19 video; and Joe Biden continues to struggle with Tara Reade’s sexual assault allegation.

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As possible treatments begin to materialize for coronavirus, Trump considers plans for re-opening; Nancy Pelosi holds up aid for small businesses while posing in front of her expensive refrigerators; and China admits it fudged the numbers.

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Trump reignites the debate over when to re-open the country against the advice of public health experts in his own administration, his campaign launches a Blame China strategy, and Democrats use their leverage to fight for a relief bill that helps workers and voters. Then Salon writer Amanda Marcotte talks to Tommy about her reporting on a sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden.

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