Slate Money

A Bigger Hammer

This week, the Slate Money hosts discuss the government’s plan to send out checks, the senators who used inside information to profit off the COVID-19 pandemic, and the latest news from China. 
“Coronavirus: The Hammer and the Dance,” by Tomas Pueyo
And in the Slate Plus segment: Brazil.
Email us your questions about personal finance during the pandemic at slatemoney@slate.com!
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli.
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