The Overshadowed US-China Trade Deal, Britain's Coronavirus Response, and More

March 14, 2020

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“It is one thing to be in a relatively low-paid job at the age of 26; quite another to still be in the same job, or earning about the same amount, two decades later.” Richard Reeves explains why intragenerational mobility is hugely important, both economically and socially.

Is Trump right that Britain is handling the coronavirus well?

On Thursday, Europeans awoke to news that President Trump had suspended all travel from Europe to the United States—with Britain as a notable exception. Amanda Sloat examines Trump's logic behind this exception and how Britain is responding to the coronavirus outbreak.

And on a new episode of The Current, Thomas Wright talks about how European countries are reacting to the travel ban.

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"Phase one" of the U.S.-China trade deal put economic conflict between the nations on pause, serving the domestic political interests of President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. But in the weeks since, the deal has been overshadowed and its long-term impact will be limited, Geoffrey Gertz argues.

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