On the latest episode of Talking Politics, Adam Reilly and the panel take up the politics of COVID-19 across Massachusetts. The latest surge has ripped wide-open old wounds and divides between political leaders and the people — in schools, businesses and with the public at large — as the battle over safety versus personal freedoms once again comes to a head.

Adam is joined by GBH News Politics Host Peter Kadzis; James 'Jimmy' Hills, the host of #javawithJimmy; and State Senator Rebecca Rausch, who represents the Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex Districts of Massachusetts.

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