Greetings can you hear me . Is that okay . Hi, melissa taylor, delighted to be appear creative director of the festival and National Book review. Really happy to be here. Welcome, it is the 35th annual printers row lit fest. It is presented by the near south planning board. I would like to give a special thank you to all of our sponsors for their support this year. It has been an amazing year, people really stepped up. Especially wintrust, our sponsor, they mccormick foundation, alpha wood foundation, tribune, Chicago Tribune. 3l real estate and of course cspan s booktv. Todays program will be broadcast live on cspan2s booktv. And if there is time at the end of the q a, we encourage you to use the microphone over there in the center so the home viewing audience will be able to hear your questions. Also, as a reminder, we request that you silence cell phones and turn off those camera flashes. And im so thrilled to be here. Its really, it is an honor to be here in conversation. So, the q
Discussion on the 2020 census and hispanic voters. From the National Association of latino elected and appointed officials annual conference in miami, this saabout 50 minutes. So this afternoon wed like to spend a few minutes reflecting, first, on what we heard this morning and some of the issues that were addressed by the candidates as we delve into what were calling next year as the perfect storm. Right . So the 2020 census, youve all heard its coming, but theres also an election in 2020, and its all happening at the same time. And for better or for worse, the role of latinos in the 2020 census, the role of latinos in primaries and the november election, will be a key narrative of next year. And so what is thatimplications . How can we begin now to make sure that narrative tells the complete story of the impact latinos will have on american politics . So to help me have this conversation, please welcome to the stage as i introduce them. Let me start first with another past naleo pres
Now is probably benefiting around 1,000 a year, and some very detailed microdata that i have seen on Household Spending patterns suggest there may be a link, as you would expect from reduce reduced amounts that people pay at the pump to overspending like eating out for restaurant meals and other things, but the aggregate data, you know, is not as strong spending is not as strong as it could be given the decline. And, of course on the other sigh we are it may be that it will take a while and its something that will slowly strengthen over time if Oil Prices Stay low. On the other side, of course, we have seen a marked decline in drilling, which is depressed investment spending, and, of course, very substantial layoffs in the energy sector. With respect to impact of oil prices on inflation and what would happen if they move up, the committee has generally tended to look through movements of oil prices, whether they were on the up side or on the down side, viewing it as a factor that shoul
We provide that opportunity for everyone. 55 of all students have a college degree. You do not have that and other parts of the world. Other parts of the world are beginning to catch up. That is the only way we will win the future in the 21st century. We want to thank you very much. Appreciate your time. Thank you. It was a pleasure. Continueslege tour tomorrow at the campus of records university. We will talk to the president there. First, we go to the senate for strategic and International Studies where they are discussing latin america and the u. S. Midterm. We are lots of money from the center for strategic and International Studies hosting a discussion this morning on hispanic voters, midterm elections and how their votes may be swayed by latin america. Among the panelists you should expect to hear from is the white house Hispanic Media luis marin does that can talk about to up talk about influences that can impact the vote of latin american and hispanic voters. This should get un
The latest cdc data shows that nearly a quarter of a million kids from birth to age 17 have tested positive. And well have much more on the situation facing u. S. Schools in just a moment. But first, here is a look at where we all stand now nationwide. And there are some positive signs. Just a handful of states are reporting an increase in cases compared to last week while the majority are Holding Steady or on the decline. But the nation reported almost 1400 new deaths on tuesday, that is the second highest daily total this summer and moments ago dr. Fauci talked to sanjay gupta what is driving the virus spread saying americans need to get on the same page in order to stop this thing. The good news about covid19 is that 40 of the population has no symptoms. The bad news for messaging is that 40 of the population get no symptoms. Even though you are likely not going to get symptoms, you are propagating the outbreak. As long as you have any member of society, any demo Graphic Group who i