well, my guest is long time boss of the international trade union confederation, sharan burrow. do workers have problems that unions cannot fix? sharan burrow in brussels, welcome to hardtalk. good evening. good to have you on the show. let s look at what is happening in the world right now. we have a spike in energy costs right around the world. we have rising inflation in many countries and a squeeze on the cost of living. how grim do you think the prospects for your members, for workers around the world are right now? well, i think you have to take note of workers. they re on strike all around the world. they can t live on the wages that they re being paid. they know that this is a huge injustice when it s profits that are driving inflation. in fact, the union movement has a new term. it s called pro flation , because it s a myth to say that wages are driving inflation. even the eu confirmed just this week that there is no feedback loop between wages and inflation, and it
memorial, takes pictures, and talks. i just want to confront this demon of carnage, if you want to call it that. and for me to do it i have to come here. reporter: he s lived in highland park for 26 years, and on july 4th went to the parade with his wife and grandchildren. we re 50 feet from the shooter and the easiest targets possible. and why we weren t shot i can t figure out. reporter: he heard the shots and ran, then saw the injuries and one of the dead. here he is on surveillance video. i just couldn t wrap my head around what had just happened. i kept trying to figure it out. and i guess i m still trying to figure out what makes somebody this evil. reporter: it s the question this entire community is trying to answer. for the first two days i would say am i still sleeping? is this a nightmare? wake me up because it cannot feel real. and you go through these waves where you re numb for a little bit and then you get angry and then you feel guilty and overwh
16 taken to hospital hundreds of people ran for safety. as italy s prime minister suggests global warming played a part in sunday s deadly avalanche in the dolomites, we look at the extreme climate events across the globe that are all linked to climate change. and scientists discover a new species of giant water lily the largest in the world hiding in plain sight for almost 180 years. let s start the united states, where shots have been fired at the start of an independence day parade north of chicago. he also confirmed that it is still currently an active incident. we are now being told six people died in highland park during the independent state parade. six 16 people are said to be in hospital, police say it is still an active shooting situation. it started at 10am local timejust shooting situation. it started at 10am local time just ten shooting situation. it started at 10am local timejust ten minutes into the parade. one reporter at the scene said they had seen fiv
there you go. bob marley said it best. stolen from africa, gentrified in harlem. american black folks keep losing our connection to the places we come from. so i m headed to central appalachia, a place many folks don t realize black folks still live, to hunt, eat, farm, and harmonize on the harmonica with the folks that fight to keep this place known as one of the homes of black folks. this is black appalachia. again! yes! nice! when i say appalachia, you probably picture something like this, or this. harmful stereotypes of poor white folks. we ll have to take those on another day, because what you probably don t picture is this. but the history of black folks here runs as deep as any other nonindigenous people. they are a critical part of appalachia, and i m here to help tell their stories because it is in danger of disappearing forever. so i m actually walking the appalachian trail right now? you are. you are. those mountains there, those are some of the old
joe on a friday morning, this first day of july. it is 6:00 a.m. in san diego, 9:00 a.m. here on the east coast. it is a holiday weekend but busy friday morning as we talk to governors across the country to talk about abortion. two states had their ban blocked. that important nato summit for the president ended yesterday but less than 24 hours after the alliance meeting wrapped up, russia ramping up attacks on civilians in ukraine striking a residential building in odesa and killing at least 19 people amid a new report from amnesty international that declares russia committed clear war crimes in the attack on the theater in mariupol and while the january 6th committee is taking a break for the july 4th holiday, new questions who exactly is paying for the lawyers representing some of the witnesses and whether that is impacting their testimony. meanwhile, vice chair liz cheney is defending the committee s actions during a debate for her political life. we need to recognize t