What Should COVID-19 Stimulus Look Like?; Impact of Free Tuition on Public Colleges

Leslie begins the show with her 'Ripped from the Headlines' news segment.

Here are the stories she covers during the segment:
1. AXIOS: "Impeachment managers call Trump "singularly responsible" for Capitol riots"
2. AUDIO: Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recounting her horrifying experience hiding in her office during the insurrection
3. REUTERS: "'He invited us': Accused Capitol rioters blame Trump in novel legal defense"

Leslie is then joined by Dr. Robert Shapiro, Chairman of Sonecon, an economic advisory firm and a Senior Fellow of the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.

They discuss his newest piece for 'Washington Monthly,' which is titled, "Biden Opts for Growth and Equity While Republicans Whine."  
Leslie also talks with Dr. Shapiro about the new report that he wrote on the impact that free tuition has on public colleges and universities.

Dr. Shapiro is an internationally-known economist who has advised, among others, President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, Jr., British Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, and then U.S. Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. He was Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs in the Clinton Administration.  His website is Sonecon.com and his Twitter handle is @RobShapiro.