Salvaging the world we leave our kids with innovative philanthropy

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

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Politics, News, Foreign Policy, News Commentary, Government, Geopolitics, International Relations, Ian Bremmer, Trump, Global Economy, Gzero World

4.7 • 830 Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2023

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Global inequality has reached a level we haven’t seen in our lifetimes and recent geopolitical convulsions have only made things worse. The rich have gotten richer while extreme poverty has exploded. UN Foundation President Elizabeth Cousens thinks it's the perfect time for institutions backed by the 1% to step up. She speaks with Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World podcast about the key role that innovative philanthropy could play to address problems exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, economic fallout from the COVID pandemic, and a warming planet. Why now? The stakes are so high and the crises so urgent that Cousens sees a window of opportunity for philanthropy to take swift action instead of their traditional long-term approach. When it comes to immediate and deadly problems like famine and flooding, an influx of money could start making a huge difference very quickly. Host: Ian Bremmer Guest: Elizabeth Cousens

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0:00.0	We have done heroic things before on the humanitarian front. It's not like we're not
0:04.6	collectively capable of it. But the humanitarian scale of this emergency is enormous. And we just
0:10.8	have to treat it as such.
0:14.3	Hello and welcome to the G0 World podcast. This is where you'll find extended versions
0:19.4	of my interviews on public television.
0:21.8	I'm Ian Bremmer, and on today's episode, The Haves, the Have-Nots, and the Have Yachts,
0:27.2	global inequality has reached a level we haven't seen in our lifetimes and the geopolitical
0:33.1	convulsions of the past few years have only made things worse.
0:37.2	War is ravaging Europe.
0:38.8	Economic fallout from the COVID pandemic continues to hobble nations and a warming planet
0:43.2	is flooding some while starving others.
0:45.9	Though through it all, the rich have gotten richer while extreme poverty has exploded.
0:51.4	So what can we do to turn things around?
0:53.9	My guest today is the UN Foundation's president and CEO
0:57.6	Elizabeth Cousins. She believes that philanthropy is a key role to play. Let's get to it.
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