52 past the hour as we close out this very busy hour, we are taking a moment to reflect on the historic nature of the indictment of former president donald trump, the first time criminal charges have been brought to anyone who has ever occupied the nation s highest office the new york times highlights this adding the larger story is of a country heading down a road it has never traveled before, one with profound consequences for the health of the world s oldest democracy joining us now is jon meacham, distinguished professor at vanderbilt it s a pleasure to get a chance to speak with you. i m just wondering how you see this moment and its significance you know, thank you, jose i think history is about looking back this is a case, as you imply, where all we re doing history
talking about employment and what impact that has on the economy. it impact that has on the economy. lit is a curious recession to be heading into, if you re a country heading into, if you re a country heading into one. we are experiencing labour shortages right now as an after effect of the pandemic, lots of people reappraising what they want from their lives. unemployment is very low. in the uk it is low. in the us it hasn t been so low since the us it hasn t been so low since the 1960s, the us it hasn t been so low since the 19605, 3.7% the us it hasn t been so low since the 1960s, 3.7% over there. even if things get tough, it means you are less likely to lose yourjob and more likely to find a replacement evenif more likely to find a replacement even if you do. there is a flip side to that. when you have a tight labour market, that in itself can be another cause of inflation, because employers have to work harder to get you to work for them and they might have to pay you more. it co
year or so. there are democrats who say i don t think the country setting the redirection either because i m angry at donald trump or anger that people have unable to the other number in our poll that stood out to me that speaks to the southern headwinds. 81% of americans who are dissatisfied with the economy. president biden and democrats really strong numbers 200,000 jobs were created just last month. the unemployment rates at 3.7%. all our find when you actually ask americans in polls and our polls and others. they re not happy with the state of the economy. they say cost of living is playing these are the forces that democrats are contending with. you know what i think is hard with some of these polling shows that as we just saw with the direction of the country is just a nuance that we don t necessarily get into as much. why is the country heading in the wrong direction? is because the current president? it s because of the former president? it s because of how divided
to the site, are not slowing down, they are still committing money as quickly as they can. it is seven years since the steelworks closed. today s blow down a dramatic reminder that those days have gone for good. ian reeve, bbc news. now to tunisia, which you may remember her as were the protests of the arab spring began. people in tunisia have taken to the streets this week, to protest the high cost of living and food shortages. this more than half of the population is now living in poverty, and almost 700,000 people have left the country heading for europe, since the start of the year. anna foster reports from the capital, tunis. i m telling you to take care of your country. don t leave.
heading for europe, since the start of the year. anna foster reports from the capital, tunis. iam i am telling you to take care of your country, don t leave. this is the angry conversation on the streets of tunisia. food is more expensive than ever before. each month, inflation hits a new record high. translation:- hits a new record high. translation: , ., ., ., translation: there is no oil or suiar, translation: there is no oil or sugar, sometimes translation: there is no oil or sugar, sometimes there - translation: there is no oil or sugar, sometimes there is - translation: there is no oil or sugar, sometimes there is no i sugar, sometimes there is no bread. how can people live? what can people do? more than a decade ago, a tunisian fruit and vegetable seller set himself on fire.- and vegetable seller set himself on fire. his death caused widespread - himself on fire. his death l caused widespread protest against the high cost of living. the arab spring uprisings were supposed to s