Today on Boston Public Radio:
Jonathan Gruber talked about what an expanded stimulus relief package might look like with Democrats in control of the Senate. He also responded to listener questions about what’s in the latest $900 billion stimulus package, passed in December. Gruber is a professor of economics at MIT. He was instrumental in creating both Massachusetts health-care reform and the Affordable Care Act. His latest book is " Jump-Starting America How Breakthrough Science Can Revive Economic Growth And The American Dream."
Next, we opened up our phone lines to talk with callers about the Republicans challenging President-elect Biden’s win and hear your thought on the legacy of Trumpism in American politics.
Juliette Kayyem discussed the state of President-elect Joe Biden’s transition to the White House and Wednesday’s protests, on behalf of President Donald Tump, of Congress’ certification of Biden's Electoral College win. Kayyem is an analyst for CNN, former assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security and faculty chair of the homeland security program at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.
Art Caplan broke down the latest news on the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. and questions around who ought to have vaccine priority. Caplan is director of the Division of Medical Ethics at the New York University School of Medicine.
Next, we opened the phone lines to callers, returning to the discussion about resistance to President-elect Joe Biden’s November win.
Dr. Virginia Sinnott-Stutzman joined us for an inaugural edition of “Ask the Vet,” talking about pet care during the pandemic and responding to listener questions. Sinnott-Stutzman is a senior staff veterinarian at Angell Animal Medical Center.
