Amanpour and Company

June 17, 2020

Christiane speaks with former Mexican Health Minister Julio Frank about the rise of COVID cases in Latin America. She also speaks with LA Times sports columnist LZ Granderson about the history of racial justice activism in sports. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with economist Raj Chetty about new data on spending rates in the era of COVID.

Reopening Businesses Doesn’t Mean People Will Start Spending

18m 24s

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, we have been bombarded with stats and facts about the economic fallout. But what does it all mean? Raj Chetty is trying to make sense of it in his role as economics professor at Harvard and director of the research group Opportunity Insights. The group's new index looks at jobs, income and spending, neighborhood by neighborhood, with some surprising conclusions.

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    Latin America Becomes a New COVID Epicenter

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    In Latin America, there is an alarming number of new COVID cases. Brazil reports a record 35,000 new cases in just 24 hours, even as the government insists the outbreak is under control. Peru has also turned into a hotspot despite early measures to control the virus; there’s an exodus from Lima, of those unable to pay rent or feed themselves. Former Mexican Health Minister Julio Frenk discusses.

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    The History of Racial Justice Activism in Sports

    S2020 E2253 - 2m 5s

    At the 1968 Olympic Games, U.S. sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos -- shoeless, in a protest against poverty -- raised the black power salute for freedom. They never ran again. Decades later in the NFL, Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem to protest police killings of unarmed black Americans. He hasn’t played since. LA Times sports columnist LZ Granderson joins to discuss.

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