Rising inequality, we ask, what can be done about it and discover that we can learn a lot from europe. Why . In many societies today, theres a sharp divide between rich and poor, between those who have and those who dont. And despite living in the same country, these different groups often feel little connection to each other. U. S. President elect joe biden, put it like this. This gap is keeping its having the effect of pulling us apart. When the numbers say it for themselves, the worlds richest 10 percent own 83 percent of Global Wealth and the wealthiest one percent owns an amazing 44 percent of global assets. Nor is there much hope on the horizon. In many countries, the Global Pandemic has widened. The gap between rich and poor, around half of the worlds 3300000000 workers have either already lost their jobs or are at risk of doing so. For unlike thinkers, it goes without saying that all people are morally equal, but that appears naive or even cynical in light of the vast and endur
Agronomists they advise small hold farmers in the mountains for example on how to get a bank loan purchase livestock or set up a market garden. The corrupt correct nick nature park is a lovely place to hike but visitors are few and far between because of the pandemic lock downs and travel restrictions. The people and flocks who live here are pretty much alone. There are many feeder is a shepherd he has a hard time making a living but unlike many of his contemporaries who go abroad he wants to stay. Also in lima often comes up here to the mountain pastures to talk to the locals find out what problems they face and help work on solutions. They say its getting harder and harder to find places for their flocks to graze. The numbers of the seabees decreasing every year and. Have taken over the past or a length of the basra area this is the main problem that they are losing. Significant part of. Its a vicious circle. Im ready for spends the summer months up in the mountains they spend the wi
Hazy conditions. 61 in san jose. Right now current air quality conditions are good. We are in the green all around the bay area, but that should be changing from the north and over the east bay today. That pink indicates, yes, that hazy smoky air pushing down into the north bay due to some northerly winds. Now, its not going to be as bad as it was like we had a week ago but we are looking at a spaer the air alert today for poor air quality, our north bay and inland east bay and its going to get even warmer tomorrow. Throughout the day today looking at hazy skies mainly north and east. Highs will reach the low to mid80s inland by about 4b. Mid to upper 70s around the bay and thafo clearinng of fall when we see you liz . Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg has died. Ginsberg was 87 and had been battling pancreatic cancer. She leaves behind two children and several grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, marty. And heres a live look right now at washington,
5 mile on the coast as well as novato and green indicates good air quality. Upper levels wind out of the north are expected to transport some smoke in to the north bay to our inland east bay for poor air quality. As we look at the rest of the day 60s skies will get slightly hazier as we move into your afternoon especially to our north bay, into the east bay. Our warmest inland valleys, well talk about it and talk about when the air clears in just a few liz . We continue now with the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsberg. Ginsberg was 87 and had been battling pan crealtic cancer. She leaves behind two children and several grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband marty. Heres a live look at washington, d. C. This morning where its 9 01 there. Flags are flying at half staffer atitol and Supreme Court to honor ginsberg. She served on the court for decades, a pioneer there on the court. Abc News Reporter Karen Travers has more on the justices legacy. Repo
Swh she was first appointed on the december circuit she may not have been a household name, but for those of us who were law students at the time it was a significant appointment. Reporter miller has met ginsberg. She was riveting. Reporter and calls her a role model. She was a leading attorney at a time when there werent that many women attorneys. That established the whole panoply of womens rights and gender equality. Reporter uc professor david levine spent a week in italy with ginsberg teaching law students. The problem was she didnt like seat belts so im driving these narrow two lane italian reads that im not familiar with and thinking, oh, the fate of the country is in my hands. Reporter they survive the drive of course and ginsberg went onto effect nation shaping decisions on the Supreme Court. In terms of moving civil rights in the 20th century its Thurgood Marshal for africanamericans. Its Ruth Bader Ginsberg for women. All right, lisa, wow, big friday night news. Looking at s