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The coronavirus pandemic seems to be shutting down the economy everywhere, but is that really the case? In an analysis of U.S. metro areas and high-risk industries, Mark Muro, Robert Maxim, and Jacob Whiton illustrate how COVID-19’s economic effects will vary from place to place.
The new Iraqi Prime Minsiter Adnan al-Zurfi has a checkered and violent history with many of the people and groups with which the U.S. is currently clashing. Ranj Alaaldin writes about how al-Zurfi’s past will impede his tenure before he even begins and where Washington can make a difference in this complicated political climate.
Senator Bernie Sanders’s 2020 campaign had massive political organization, raised record amounts of money, and helped set the tone for the primaries early on. John Hudak writes about where he went wrong in the process of the race, including his failure to broaden his message and appeal to a more diverse coalition.
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