it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. the world s autocrats do not like to be laughed at. now, that is a political reality my guest today, bassem youssef, understands all too well cos he made his name and won an audience of tens of millions with a satirical comedy show during egypt s popular uprising more than a decade ago. but that revolution quickly morphed into authoritarianism, and youssef fled to the us, taking his gift for comedy with him. did he and do we still expect too much from political satire? bassem youssef in los angeles, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for having me on bbc hardtalk. it is a great pleasure. i think it s fair to say, bassem, a lot has happened in the last seven years or so since you left your home country, egypt. when you consider your life today, how much emotional pull does your home country have on you as you sit there in california? well, much less than in the past. i think this was an interesting journey fo
let s now get down to business. we start in the us, where the latest inflation data is due out today. and if we look at last month, prices rose 6.88% the highest levels in decades and the pressures that forced such big increases to the cost of living have not abated. the chair of the federal reserve, jerome powell, was on capitol hill for a hearing on his nomination to serve a second term as chair of the us central bank. questions from lawmakers were very focused on inflation and what the fed is doing to combat the high cost of living in america. samira hussain has more from new york. inflation in the united states have hit one of its highest levels seen in several decades and it still could climb even higher. everything from food to cars has gotten that much more expensive. the mutating covid disease is still spreading around the world, wreaking havoc on global supply chains. congestion at ports persists, which means goods are not getting to their destination, and consum
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