Author and essayist Lance Morrow discusses his new book "God and Mammon: Chronicles of American Money" and the current cultural divide in the U.S., and Clint Borgen, President of the Borgen Project, discusses efforts to combat global poverty.
He joins us to discuss the historical significance of the lame duck session and how often Congress finds itself wrangling over big ticket items right before the holidays.
The NAACP hosted a virtual town hall meeting on the government's coronavirus response and distribution of a vaccine. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined in on the conversation with several medical experts, including the scientific lead from the National Institutes of Health, Kizzmekia Corbett, and President-elect Joe Biden's COVID-19 advisory board co-chair, Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith. They discussed how to overcome the longstanding distrust African Americans have had with the scientific community, the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines, and risk factors with the vaccine. They also addressed the issues of health disparities among communities of color and those on the lower economic scale.
Vice President Mike Pence, his wife Karen, and Surgeon General Jerome Adams publicly received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Later, Dr.Anthony Fauci joined the Vice President and Surgeon General for remarks.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell expressed hope for successful negotiations for the coronavirus relief aid package and that legislation should arrive to the Senate floor soon.
Senator Hawley announced that the COVID-19 Relief legislation will include assistance for working families. He stated that direct relief checks will be given to families.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director and Alan Alda, actor and founder of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University joined a virtual discussion hosted by Duke University about building confidence in science. The discussion covered the origins of misinformation related to scientific discoveries and explored ways to combat doubt surrounding the coronavirus vaccine. Mr. Alda suggested, "instead of taking a selfie, take a vaxxie" while getting a coronavirus vaccine to inspire confidence in others.
Jake Wood talked about serving with the U.S. Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan and with Team Rubicon, the disaster response organization that he co-founded with a fellow Marine in 2010. Seventy percent of the over 100,000 U.S. volunteers that serve with Team Rubicon are military veterans.
Boris Johnson took quesitons from the British House of Commons' Prime Minister's Question Time, on topics including the pandemic and COVID-19, vaccine.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies held a virtual discussion on building vaccine confidence to help end the coronavirus pandemic. Representatives Susan Brooks (R-IN) and Ami Bera (D-CA) spoke about the government's role in combating misinformation, but stressed the importance of local leaders and trusted members of the community encouraging people to take a coronavirus vaccine when it is available to them.
Jake Wood talked about serving with the U.S. Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan and with Team Rubicon, the disaster response organization that he co-founded with a fellow Marine in 2010. Seventy percent of the over 100,000 U.S. volunteers that serve with Team Rubicon are military veterans.
He joins us to discuss the historical significance of the lame duck session and how often Congress finds itself wrangling over big ticket items right before the holidays.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell expressed hope for successful negotiations for the coronavirus relief aid package and that legislation should arrive to the Senate floor soon.
Jake Wood talked about serving with the U.S. Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan and with Team Rubicon, the disaster response organization that he co-founded with a fellow Marine in 2010. Seventy percent of the over 100,000 U.S. volunteers that serve with Team Rubicon are military veterans.
