BPR Full Show 5/13/20: Three Trillion Dollars

Today on Boston Public Radio:

Medical ethicist Art Caplan discussed President Trump's refusal to wear a mask, and made the case that anti-lockdown protestors ought to sign a waiver acknowledging the risk of their actions.

MIT economist Jon Gruber talked about the latest aid proposal brought forward by the House of Representatives, and his thoughts on what it’s going to take to stabilize the U.S. economy.

CNN analyst Juliette Kayyem discussed the Trump administration’s efforts to have charges against Michael Flynn dropped, and the steps she thinks states need to take to reopen safely.

We aired live audio from Gov. Charlie Baker’s press conference.

We opened our lines to ask listeners: Should lockdown protestors who contract COVID-19 defer limited care resources to proper social distancers?

CNN’s John King discussed whether he thinks President Trump would actually fire Dr. Anthony Fauci, and new polling on support for former Vice President Joe Biden ahead of the presidential election in November.