A Guide to the Economics and Politics of the Coronavirus Recovery

Published: May 28, 2020, 4 p.m.

Just a month ago, experts were predicting that the American economy would be slow to recover from the pandemicUnemployment remains at record highs, but, as the country begins to reopen, federal policies that have bolstered small businesses and bailed out big ones seem to have helped avoid another Great Depression. John Cassidy joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss how good news about the economy complicates Joe Biden’s campaign against Donald Trump.