On this edition of Your Call’s media roundtable, we're speaking with FRONTLINE correspondent Martin Smith about The Virus: What Went Wrong, a new documentary that traces the Trump administration’s failure to prepare and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than two million people have tested positive and more than 28,000 people have died in the US. Despite repeated warnings, leaders failed to act. Who should be held accountable?
Later in the show, we'll discuss labor strikes across the country in support of Black Lives Matter on Juneteenth.
Guests:
Martin Smith, Emmy-winning correspondent for PBS’ FRONTLINE and producer of The Virus: What Went Wrong
Mike Elk, labor reporter and co-founder of Payday Report
Matthew Cunningham-Cook, labor reporter for The Intercept
Web Resources:
FRONTLINE: The Virus: What Went Wrong?
The Intercept: HOW TO MARK JUNETEENTH IN THE YEAR 2020
PayDay Report: AFL-CIO Censors Payday Comments on Cop Unions From It’s Twitter Feed
The Intercept: The AFL-CIO's Police Union Problem is Bigger Than You Think
The New Yorker: The Faces of a New Union Movement
The New Yorker: How Police-Union Power Helped Increase Abuses
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