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2. First, China. @profdanchen explained how coronavirus was building support for China's regime - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/27/chinas-coronavirus-response-could-build-public-support-its-government/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage. @jerometenk told us why we should be skeptical of Chinese government statistics https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/23/china-is-reporting-big-successes-coronavirus-fight-dont-trust-numbers/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage.
3. Coronavirus is affecting US-Chinese relations. @rzhongnotes on how each country is blaming the other https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/17/china-us-blame-each-other-coronavirus-both-countries-made-similar-mistakes/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage and @Ali_Wyne on the rifts that are making it hard for the US and China to cooperate - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/26/why-china-us-cant-cooperate-fight-coronavirus/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage.
4. It is also reviving US racism against Chinese people and Asian-Americans as @A1RWhite and Katrina Quisumbing King https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/24/us-has-an-ugly-history-blaming-foreigners-disease/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage, @tylerreny and @realMABarreto https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/01/americans-who-are-biased-against-asians-are-more-likely-fear-coronavirus/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage and @YuhuaWang5 told us https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/06/asians-are-stereotyped-competent-cold-heres-how-that-increases-backlash-coronavirus-pandemic/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage, focusing on different aspects.
5. @Erik_Jones_SAIS told us how Italian citizens were coping https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/18/italians-adapted-quickly-pandemic-rules-that-may-be-good-news-europe/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage, while @ManuMoschella and @luchiquaglia looked at the financial crisis it had spurred in Italy, and the EU's failure sufficiently to respond - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/25/coronavirus-has-thrown-italy-into-an-economic-crisis-european-union-may-be-one-soon-too/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage.
6. @rdanielkelemen wrote about the coronavirus coup in Hungary https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/02/hungary-just-became-coronavirus-autocracy/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage (again the EU's response has been sluggish).
7. @TwitBH1 and @hankangwook https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/22/millions-africans-lack-access-clean-water-this-makes-coronavirus-bigger-threat/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage, @SuparnaChaudhry and @Shubha186 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/30/how-india-plans-put-13-billion-people-coronavirus-lockdown/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage and @JesCMarks https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/02/syrias-civil-war-will-make-fighting-coronavirus-particularly-difficult/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cageexamined the response to coronavirus across Africa, in India and in Syria respectively. All stressed the problem of access to clean water.
8. @JeffDColgan and @EMeierding https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/06/this-years-low-oil-prices-will-hurt-these-countries-most/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage showed how coronavirus was disrupting energy markets and causing international instability. @mplngr https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/31/world-banks-2017-pandemic-response-fund-isnt-working/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage analyzed the implementation problems of the World Health Organization's pandemic bonds.
9. @bindersab looked at Congress's role in putting together a coronavirus package https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/26/congress-pushed-out-that-massive-emergency-spending-bill-quickly-here-are-four-reasons-why/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage while @calebziolkowski looked at how members of Congress can benefit financially from supporting certain policies https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/25/senators-dumped-stocks-amid-coronavirus-crisis-heres-what-we-know-about-congress-financial-self-interest/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage.
10. @daniel_mcdowell @aditi_saha1084 and @whinecough explained the Fed's emergency response https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/18/feds-using-all-its-emergency-tools-prevent-economic-disaster-here-are-4-things-know/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage, while @lindsaypcohn and @jimgolby looked at the military response https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/24/these-social-policies-could-help-us-cope-with-coronavirus-pandemic/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage and @JoshPacewicz at the lack of federal response https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/08/states-lead-fight-against-covid-19-that-means-we-all-depend-medicaid-now/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage
11. @NicholasNapolio said that CDC funding allocation wasn't favoring Trump-friendly states https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/19/cdc-isnt-favoring-trump-states-with-coronavirus-spending/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage, and @scottlgreer and @juliaflynch discussed differences between European system which has more slack for emergencies, and US which doesn't https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/24/these-social-policies-could-help-us-cope-with-coronavirus-pandemic/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage.
12. @racheltecott and @ErikAHSand suggested that coronavirus would affect US military preparedness https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/19/how-will-coronavirus-affect-us-military-readiness-national-security/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage. @lindsaypcohn @jimgolby and @ahfdc told us why the forced stepping down of Captain Brett Crozier was unusual https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/05/this-is-what-was-so-unusual-about-us-navy-making-captain-brett-crozier-step-down/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage.
13. @zns202 @j_a_tucker and their colleagues explained how relatively few people saw fake news, but it could have dire consequences https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/07/its-not-easy-ordinary-citizens-identify-fake-news/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage. @AlbertsonB2 and @sgadarian looked at how partisanship affected trust in expertise https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/20/were-all-anxious-about-pandemic-who-do-americans-want-hear/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage.
14. @EricMerkley situated distrust of experts in long standing anti-intellectualism in US life https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/19/even-with-coronavirus-some-americans-deeply-distrust-experts-will-they-take-precautions/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage , while @sanford_gordon and @DimitriLanda told us that Trump needs Fauci for credibility with key audiences. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/26/why-trump-needs-anthony-fauci/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage
15. @m_poznansky explained how Trump had ignored intelligence warnings https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/23/apparently-trump-ignored-early-coronavirus-warnings-that-has-consequences/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage, while Michael Tesler showed Republicans are less worried about coronavirus than they were about Ebola, which was never nearly as serious a risk within the US - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/27/republicans-were-more-concerned-about-ebola-than-theyve-been-about-coronavirus-heres-why/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage
16. Coronavirus is affecting electoral politics. @JamesBisbee and @rambletastic explained how it had hurt Sanders' support https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/02/sanders-was-losing-biden-anyway-he-lost-more-areas-with-coronavirus-cases/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage. David Ryan Miller and @ajreeves said that if Trump accepted responsibility he might increase his support https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/26/if-trump-took-responsibility-coronavirus-missteps-it-might-actually-help-him/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage
17. @rp_griffin and @johnmsides suggested that voters weren't blaming Trump for the dismal state of the economy https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/20/americans-have-increasingly-dismal-views-economy-they-dont-blame-trump/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage while @jdbk and @cwarshaw disagreed, arguing that the economy might hurt Trump and other Republicans https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/18/coronavirus-recession-would-hurt-all-kinds-republican-candidates-not-just-trump/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage
18. What will the world look like after coronavirus? Things are changing. @mirandayaver describes how conservative states are effectively banning abortion https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/31/some-states-coronavirus-measures-are-effectively-banning-abortion/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage and @ThatSaraGoodman talked about states' efforts to close their borders https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/03/should-us-states-be-free-close-their-borders-other-us-citizens/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage
19. Jordan M. Foley and colleagues looked at voting in Wisconsin under the threat of coronavirus https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/07/wisconsin-is-scheduled-vote-today-how-will-pandemic-affect-turnout/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage. @bcburden @RobertSteinKHOU and @cstewartiii examined the benefits and problems of voting by mail https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/06/more-voting-by-mail-would-make-2020-election-safer-our-health-it-comes-with-risks-its-own/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage.
20. @piccolimeister said that border restrictions could have enormous consequences for refugees and migrants https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/05/coronavirus-restrictions-movement-may-jeopardize-lives-most-vulnerable/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage, while Ben Power compared how different states were increasing surveillance - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/27/coronavirus-is-expanding-surveillance-state-how-will-this-play-out/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage.
21. Finally, @awh @snaidunl @adamdreich and @pnyoungblood drew lessons from previous waves of strikes to understand how the new wave of industrial action among retail workers and platform workers might play out https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/06/facing-covid-19-low-wage-service-workers-are-striking-across-country-heres-why-why-it-matters/?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage
22. Coronavirus is having extraordinary consequences for politics. And politics is shaping how states, parties, organizations and individuals are responding to coronavirus. Again, if you want to keep up, our new newsletter will soon be available at https://mailchi.mp/5e324d1a78f0/themonkeycage?utm_campaign=wp_the_monkey_cage&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_cage
23. We are grateful throughout for the funding we have received and are receiving from @democracyfund @hewlett @CarnegieCorp and others - this has allowed us to bridge political science and public debate at this crucial time.
