Apr 29, 2020

America’s meat supply and what we know

President Trump is invoking his special authority under the Defense Production Act to keep meat processing plants open. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Some meat processing plants have been identified as virus hot spots, forcing them to close. But the president is keeping them open. Airbus CEO on what the pandemic means for plane manufacturers. How to build resilient communities during COVID-19 recovery.

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COVID-19

How to rebuild a more resilient economy during COVID-19 recovery

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon

Apr 29, 2020

The U.S. can avoid economic pitfalls during its next crisis by shoring up infrastructure.

"We've done this before. We've built whole infrastructures to deal with fire risks in American cities that used to burn to the ground on a regular basis."

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David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Brian Allison Engineer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

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