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Lawmakers look to reveal firms that got loans intended for small businesses

As lawmakers grapple with the possibility of thousands of jobs being gone forever and try to come up with a solution, Ritholtz Wealth Management CEO Josh Brown, former Deputy Labor Secretary Chris Lu and Congressman Josh Gottheimer join Stephanie Ruhle to discuss what this all means for America and what’s next for small businesses.

Chris Lu

White House To Bury Predictions That Could Undercut Trump’s Economic Fantasy

“They know grim projections would contradict Trump’s rosy talk about a ‘transition to greatness,’” former Obama Cabinet Secretary Chris Lu tweeted Thursday. “It’s just the latest example of govt data being suppressed or manipulated.”

Chris Lu

Containing COVID-19: Greece’s successes and challenges ahead

The Miller Center and the Brookings Institution present a conversation with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis about Greece’s successful response to the COVID-19 crisis and the challenges ahead as the country reopens to tourism. The discussion was led by William Antholis, director and CEO of the Miller Center, and Amanda Sloat, Robert Bosch Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. UVA President James Ryan and Brookings Institution President John R. Allen delivered special introductions.

William Antholis

Final panel discussion in Trinity's “Rethinking Democracy” series

“Rethinking Democracy” is a five-part series organized by the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute, in partnership with the Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

Melody Barnes

Greece Walks COVID-19 Tightrope Over Health, Luring Tourists

Greece showed the world how to lock down during the still ongoing COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic - holding down the number of cases and deaths - and now could show how to reopen for business, an analysis by two Greek heritage analysts for Fortune magazine said. William J. Antholis and Filippos Letsas said it will mean balancing continued health protocols as the lockdown that began March 23 is being gradually lifted with convincing tourists it’s safe to come because of strict hygiene protocols that will be kept in place.

William J. Antholis

Coronavirus and International Populism: Ideological and Generational Divides

The intersection of the global coronavirus pandemic and the rise of populist nationalism highlights the great political schism of our generation. As trust in politics and politicians continues its secular decline, the pandemic sharpens the divisions that politicians have created or are taking advantage of in their pursuit of power and influence.

Allan Stam