The Bigger Picture: Beyond The Record Unemployment Rate

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🗓️ 8 May 2020

⏱️ 12 minutes

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The CDC has been working on new guidelines for how states should start to reopen. But the White House is putting them on ice and telling the agency to make some changes. Meanwhile: the unemployment rate is now the highest it’s been since the Great Depression. We’ll tell you why the real picture might be even more bleak. Also on today’s show: Tara Reade’s allegations against former VP Joe Biden make more headlines, and an update on the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery. Call and leave us a voicemail at: 646-461-6370 to shout-out a loved one or share how you’re helping your community during the pandemic. You might hear your message on the show. If you want to add theSkimm to your morning routine, sign-up for our free newsletter the Daily Skimm. It’s everything you need to know to start your day, right in your inbox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Friday, May 8th.
0:03.2	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.5	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on
0:08.4	why they matter.
0:10.2	Today, states across the country are starting to reopen.
0:14.0	Why did the White House block new guidelines intended to help them out?
0:17.4	We'll explain.
0:18.4	Then, the unemployment rate has officially reached great depression levels of bad.
0:22.8	We'll tell you why those numbers might not even tell the full story.
0:26.5	And finally, we have some news of our own to share.
0:29.4	So stick around.
0:30.4	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:33.2	Let's skim this.
0:39.2	This episode is brought to you by Clarna, a better way to shop.
0:45.8	Our first developing story has to do with the big question on everyone's minds lately.
0:50.5	How to reopen parts of the country while keeping people safe.
0:54.2	This week, we learned that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had prepared
0:57.8	detailed guidelines for state and local officials to help them figure out how to safely
1:02.6	reopen restaurants, churches, daycare centers, and schools.
1:08.7	According to new reports, these recommendations were set to be published last week, but the
1:13.6	CDC was blocked from doing so by the White House.
1:17.4	Because it said the guidelines were, quote, overly prescriptive.
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