A lack of reliable testing has hampered U.S. efforts to contain the coronavirus from the beginning. Last month, a member of the U.S. Army staffed a drive-thru Covid-19 test site at in Rochester, NY.
Nearly 3.4 million people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the United States. The death toll tops 135,000.
Now, with infection rates surging, states that had started to reopen their economies are shutting down again. Schools that had planned to return to in-person instruction are going virtual.
Laurie Garrett is a Pulitzer prize-winning author and pandemic expert. Back in 1994, her book, “The Coming Plague,” warned of the consequences of newly emerging diseases. And she says the U.S. response to the pandemic is “a textbook for how to fail.”
Diane talks to Garrett about what happened, and what, if anything, can be done about it.
Doctor Francis Collins is stepping down as director of the National Institutes of Health after 12 years. He reflects on his legacy and his agency's efforts in the fight against COVID-19.
Congress expert Norman Ornstein on what the debate over the debt limit says about dysfunction in Congress, and his ideas for how to fix it.
Trump impeachment witness Fiona Hill on what her own background says about this political moment, and why she thinks the greatest threat to American democracy now comes from within.
Cities and states across the country are exploring reparations programs for Black Americans, but not all reparations advocates think it's the right approach. Diane talks to Mayor Daniel Biss of Evanston, Ill., and William Darity, Jr., and Kirsten Mullen, the co-authors of the book, "From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century”
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