Go to booktv. Org. The before Columbus Foundation presents the winners of the american book awards in San Francisco, calif. I am the chairman of the board of directors and i want to thank our friends for their sponsorship for this afternoons awards and my colleagues on the board of directors for their presence and persistence and devotion to this very worthy and necessary and urgent and i would say even medicinal organization. At the beginning of this year january, the United States lost one of its most innovative and exciting writers, mary barracca twice winner of the american book award a strong supporter of the before Columbus Foundation. His last appearance in San Francisco was a fundraiser not far from here to raise money for the before Columbus Foundation. Still in our embrace of the panorama of American Literature and history of this afternoon unlike to dedicate my portion of the program to the memory of appellates and writer, amory bar barracca barracca. We have quite a harvest
Homes for so much of it. Were so grateful. The ari melber starts now. I want to welcome everyone to the beat. Im arri melber. We want to begin with consequences for millions of americans and the other of authoritarian theater on behalf of donald trump. The most pressing development for americans right now is this. Mitch mcconnell digging on of obstruction of 2,000 covid relief payments in a washington rarity had support of democrats and republican president. The fight is playing out in the senate. Bernie sanders expected to launch a filibuster unless mcconnell allowed a straight up or down vote on the 2,000 of payments for americans suffering during this covid recession. That would only slow mcconnell down until friday, the sanders move at which point mcelderccons signaling hell go forward on other business for that vote. That really matters a lot. Its a story were tracking and will continue to do so. President trump, members of congress, republicans who say they are open to this could
Common sense solutions for a stronger america. No cursing, chewing gum or walking out. And im happy to sign my book at the end, in case i ever amount to anything, you can sell it on ebay for twice the price. Testing, testing. Good. We ask that you use the microphone located to your right at the front of the auditorium. If you want to watch this program again, our coverage will air at 11 00 central time on saturday and sunday, tonight and tomorrow. Keep the spirit of what fest going all year with a subscription to the journal, the premium book session. We are introducing a new digital bookstore through our could be in books apps. Take one of the promo cards you were handed out and provide information about the apps and access to special book deals. Bothell we begin todays program silence your cellphones and turn your cameras flash but feel free to take photos and posted twitter, instagram and facebook with the hash tag printers row. With that being said please welcome cal thomas 11, the
Think about too. We need to have sell the indians plows and Farm Equipment when the indians are hunters and gatherers they would prefer blankets or rifles or something even pots and pans but he is determined to some Farm Equipment and need to branch out and cultivate their case so he buys several grosses of even chinese mandarin dress and he is surprise the indians dont want to buy the chinese mandarin dress and all this paraphernalia he is putting in his fur trading operation. Pretty soon the british have come in, preferring to trade with the british and private investor john jacob astor, the First American to be worth 10 million, doesnt like the fur trade producing competitively, comes into the market and in effect removes the british somewhat out by his competitive practices, as People Living with the indians, trading with some on the spot. In 1822 congress abolishes the government operation that was funding the fur trade and that subsidy is defunct but you dont read about it in the
Significant amount of time on this curve to respond with the kind of mitigation efforts, standing up resources, testing and supplies that are in effect. But we went from a prevention strategy, the president acted on before the month of january was over, to a mitigation strategy, which continues to this day. And if i can also say, just to every american, all the questions about resources are very important and i can assure you that the president and our task force are preoccupied with these issues and working with governors hour by hour to meet those needs. But if americans will put into practice these guidelines for another 30 days, theyll do their part to lower the curve. And save lives, most importantly, and limit the burden on our hospitals and our Health Care System in the country significantly. And so, make no mistake about it, while were going to work our hearts out, leave no stone unturned, to find the resources, the masks, the ventilators that we need and we are going to meet t