Biographer craig. After words with lissa how memory works and author discussions on military history with malcolm gladwell and margaret mcmillan. By information online at booktv. Org or con suggest your program guide. So, tonight we are going to have a fantastic panel. We have three specialogues on the screen now and another one in the wings which is why we got started late. So she will be joining us shortly and so we re so thrilled to celebrating michael are new book called jackpot: how the super rich really live and their health warms it owl which is called a hands weakum call for the millions of american dreamers who thing that win the lottery or having obscene wealth with change their lives to better. We ll hear a discussion from the panel which will be moderated clyde. I ll give you a quick overview of the platform we re using which is crowdcast. And just to let you know we cannot see you. You can see us and we can just see your here. If you want to chime in with impressions, thou
of gridlock, congress passed a new coronavirus relief package. both the house and the senate overwhelmingly approved the deal sending it to the president s desk. it will give a majority of americans another round of checks plus businesses hurting from the pandemic will also get help. debra alfarone is in washington. deborah, it was a late night but what other aid does this new package deliver? reporter: so many different things, anne-marie, but the number one thing most people are going to be so happy about is a $600 stimulus check and that s going to go to people who make $75,000 a year or less. the most to concur is agreed to. reporter: congress passed a $900 billion coronavirus relief package last night. the ayes are 359, the nays are 53. reporter: the bipartisan measure includes $600 direct stimulus payments to many americans and $300 per week in federal unemployment benefits. it doesn t go all the way, but it takes us down the path, a first step. none of us
then as hospitalizations from covid hit another record high in the united states, we will speak to a virginia doctor who was among the first to receive the pfizer-biontech vaccine. and we will look at how president trump has raised over $500 million since mid-october while trying to overturn the election. how much of the money is going into his own pocket? trump has raised countless millns since election day citing the legal costs sociated with his efforts to overturn theesults of the election. but in reality, most othe money raised has gone toward his loosely regulated political vehicle, which can help them retain influence under the republican party leaving the white house and also potentially help and if it himself and his family financially. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i m amy goodman. congress voted monday night to pass a $900 billion coronavirus relief package, the first new aid since april. th
then as hospitalizations from covid hit another record high in the united states, we will speak to a virginia doctor who was among the first to receive the pfizer-biontech vaccine. and we will look at how president trump has raised over $500 million since mid-october while trying to overturn the election. how much of the money is going into his own pocket? trump has raised countless millns since election day citing the legal costs sociated with his efforts to overturn theesults of the election. but in reality, most othe money raised has gone toward his loosely regulated political vehicle, which can help them retain influence under the republican party leaving the white house and also potentially help and if it himself and his family financially. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i m amy goodman. congress voted monday night to pass a $900 billion coronavirus relief package, the first new aid since april. th
beyond silk and silver. our program director, in collaboration with the america s quarterly magazine and others seeks to discuss one the most compelling issues in the americas today. the burgeoning role of china, a nation that has gone from virtually no presence in the region at the turn of this century to being the top trade partner for a number of south american nations and a growing investor across the hemisphere. we are also delight today have an opportunity this morning to launch the latest edition of america s quarterly focused on china and latin america 2.0 and to have the editor in chief of that fine magazine, brian winter, from new york leading our panel discussion of experts. i also want to give a special welcome to those who are tuning in live from literally around the world, including a large number staying up late to watch this event in asia. welcome. our keynote speaker, assistant secretary of state kimberly brier is a long-standing champion for the americas and