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Comprehending the Threat

Despite the warnings of politicians and health care professionals, many have failed to treat the pandemic as a serious threat: the spring breakers on beaches, the crowds in city parks. Daniel Kahneman, a Nobel Prize-winning expert on human behavior, speaks with Maria Konnikova about why the threat posed by COVID-19 defies intuitive comprehension. Plus: Jon Lee Anderson reports from Brazil, where Jair Bolsonaro’s government is pushing to allow commercial mining in the Amazon, despite the harm that it will cause to indigenous groups who live there. And Jelani Cobb speaks with DJ D-Nice about his Instagram Live party, Club Quarantine, which attracted hundreds of thousands of socially distanced attendees.see more
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Comprehending the Threat

Despite the warnings of politicians and health care professionals, many have failed to treat the pandemic as a serious threat: the spring breakers on beaches, the crowds in city parks. Daniel Kahneman, a Nobel Prize-winning expert on human behavior, speaks with Maria Konnikova about why the threat posed by COVID-19 defies intuitive comprehension. Plus: Jon Lee Anderson reports from Brazil, where Jair Bolsonaro’s government is pushing to allow commercial mining in the Amazon, despite the harm that it will cause to indigenous groups who live there. And Jelani Cobb speaks with DJ D-Nice about his Instagram Live party, Club Quarantine, which attracted hundreds of thousands of socially distanced attendees.see more
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Shakeup at the National Security Council

Michael Krasny
at 10:00 AM
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Forum speaks with a panel of journalists about the latest developments in Washington, including the ongoing political fallout from President Trump's order barring immigrants from seven countries from entering the U.S. We'll also look at the implications of Saturday's White House memo elevating Trump's chief strategist, Stephen Bannon, to the National Security Council, and assess what the past week's executive actions may reveal about Trump's broader agenda.

Guests:

Byron York, chief political correspondent, Washington Examiner

Tamara Keith, White House correspondent, NPR

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