The Coronavirus Spike: David Dayen; Michelle Goodwin: Racism in Mpls.; Ella Taylor: "Babylon Berlin"
Living in the USA · Living in the USA
July 3, 202057m 13s
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Show Notes
As new cases of Covid-19 continue to climb, the price of the drug Remsidivir, which helps reduce hospital stays, was announced: $3,120. Cost to Gilead Pharmaceuticals of production: $10. David Dayen talks about how Biden could cut the price--he's executive editor of The American Prospect, and writes the daily "Unsanitized" blog.
Also: UC Irvine law prof Michelle Goodwin talks about her experience of racism in Minneapolis.
And film critic Ella Taylor discusses "Babylon Berlin," the German series set against the rise of fascism in Germany in 1929, and Kore-Eda's new film "The Truth," starring Catherine Deneuve.