Health inequities between racial and ethnic groups existed well before COVID-19, but the pandemic has revealed just how stark those disparities are. Throw in the politicization of science, and the United States has a big mountain to climb to conquer the virus.

On this episode of the Political Theater podcast, Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and former Baltimore health commissioner, sits down with guest host Sandhya Raman to unpack where we are and what can be done.

Show Notes:

• Everything you wanted to know about Title 42 but didn’t know to ask
• What’s so special about special elections?
• ‘Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union’ explores path, legacy of 44th president
• The ADA at 31: Still striving to remove barriers
• How DACA went from temporary plan to forever battle