Aid has failed to create economic growth, says Moyo, and allows governments to evade their responsibilities. So when people say that aid provides essential services, they're missing the point. Except when disaster strikes, governments should be

Ethics Matter: Economist and Development Expert Jeffrey Sachs - 0

Dec 5th, 2011 1h 7m

Jeffrey Sachs discusses America's economic and moral crisis; development aid; the Occupy Wall Street movement; and the mobilization of youth around the world, fighting for the basic principles of freedom, justice, and equality.

Ethics Matter: Conversation with Moral Philosopher Peter Singer - 0

Oct 13th, 2011 50m 5s

Utilitarian philosopher Peter Singer lives up to his beliefs, giving away 25-30 percent of his income to alleviate absolute poverty, and defending animal rights--or as he puts it, "extending equality beyond the species boundary." Here are his t

Ethics Matter: Economist and Foreign Aid Specialist William Easterly - 0

Oct 3rd, 2011 50m 4s

The best system for discovering new approaches is not to have one planner at the top trying to decide what are going to be the successful innovations, says Bill Easterly. It's to have lots and lots of people at the bottom experimenting and find

Swan Paik on Nike Foundation and the Girl Effect

Mar 24th, 2011 30m 31s

Women and girls are a powerful accelerator for change, says Nike Foundation's Swan Paik. By allowing girls to fall through irreversible trap doors in adolescence, the world is missing out on the tremendous potential that they have to offer.

Just Business: Susan Davis on Business Solutions to Fight Poverty

Feb 7th, 2011 29m 44s

"Although there is no magic bullet, social entrepreneurship unlocks everybody's ability to be a change maker and to participate in the solutions to their own problems," says Susan Davis of BRAC, the world's largest development agency and a micr

Rebuilding War-Torn States: The Challenge of Post-Conflict Economic Reconstruction - 0

Jun 24th, 2010

After wars end, what steps should countries take to consolidate peace? Graciana del Castillo identifies five premises that are necessary for war economies to transition into sustainable and productive markets.

Am I My Brothers' Keeper? - 1

Dec 11th, 2009 2m

This short video on ethics asks: Are we responsible for the well-being of children around the globe, millions of whom die every year from preventable causes? Or does charity begin at home?

Your Income, Your Liberty, and Your Equality? - 1

Nov 13th, 2009 2m

Inequality in America has been accelerating rapidly since the 1980s. But capping income levels could put liberty and competitiveness at risk. This short video on ethics asks: What is the right balance between liberty and equality?

Interview with Brian Trelstad

Jul 29th, 2009 27m 30s

"Where we are fiercely critical of grants-based approaches is the design of services that ignore the end recipient," says Acumen Fund chief investment officer Brian Trelstad. In this interview he shares ideas on how to use entrepreneurs in the

Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa - 0

Apr 9th, 2009 59m 54s

In the past 50 years, Africa has received more than $1 trillion in development-related aid. Has it improved Africans' lives? No, says Dambisa Moyo. In fact, aid has made the situation much worse.

The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty - 1

Mar 23rd, 2009 56m 10s

It wouldn't take much to rescue those living in extreme poverty, says philosopher Peter Singer. If the top 90 percent of Americans gave at least 1 percent of their income we could reach the Millennium Development Goals.

Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the New Global Economy

Oct 17th, 2007

Does labor abuse and outright slavery still exist in the United States? Yes, says author and journalist John Bowe, who travels from Florida to U.S.-owned Saipan to investigate modern global slave labor.

The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time

Mar 30th, 2005 1h 1m

In this 2005 talk, Jeffrey Sachs, director of the New Millennium Project, proposes ways to end extreme poverty all over the world within the next 20 years.

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