Today at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET, CNN will air "The Post-Covid-19 World," a Fareed Zakaria special.
How has Covid-19 reshaped the way we live, work, and educate our children? Fareed asks an all-star panel of experts what permanent changes might be in store.
With the rise of remote work and talk of a flexible future model for time spent in offices, what will work life look like? What should it look like? Fareed talks with author and former USA Today editor-in-chief Joanne Lipman, who detailed the pandemic's revelations about work culture in a Time essay.
What has Covid-19 taken away from education—and how can we get it back? Fareed asks former US Education Secretary Arne Duncan how school might need to change, from hybrid learning models to summer breaks.
Some thought Covid-19 would spell the end of cities. Will it? Fareed asks author, University of Toronto professor, and Bloomberg CityLab cofounder Richard Florida how the pandemic will change commuting habits, where people choose to live, and our city centers themselves.
The pandemic crashed the economy for many, but for some it was a boom. What will the post-pandemic economy bring for people across the wealth spectrum and around the world? Fareed asks Economist editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes.
Finally, Fareed shares his own thoughts on what the pandemic will change, over the long haul—and what it has revealed.
Covid-19 "has proven to be a powerful spotlight, exposing features of a society that are sometimes hidden from view," Fareed says. It has revealed economic inequality and, in some countries, a lack of social trust, as socially cohesive places like Scandinavia have performed well against the virus, while others have seemed to hang by a thread.
"Covid-19 laid bare the fissures in our society, in some cases tearing them even wider," Fareed says. "To build back better, we must lower the cost of health care, create a better education system, spend more on alleviating poverty, expand access to transportation and housing, and provide good jobs to people who may not be able to work from home. It has never been more clear that the health of a society and the health of its people are deeply intertwined."
