What's To Come At The RNC; Essential Workers Are Starting to Feel Forgotten (Again); Remote Learning This Fall

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 24, 2020

Coming up on today's show:

  • Aamer Madhani, White House reporter at The Associated Press covering the Trump campaign, talks on what to expect this week coming out of the RNC and a look at the Trump re-election campaign.
  • At the start of the pandemic essential workers were hailed as heroes on social media, sometimes given thanks in person, and occasionally even offered hazard pay. But now as the coronavirus crisis continues and people are antsy to return to normal, the gratitude and extra money for those on the front lines has mostly dried up. Abha Bhattarai, reporter covering the retail industry for The Washington Post, talks about the morale among essential workers, like grocery store clerks or delivery people, and takes your calls.
  • Jessica Gould, WNYC reporter, talks about the latest on school reopening and whether teachers are prepared for remote learning while attention is on in-school logistics

For transcripts, see individual segment pages.

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