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For more than six decades, USAID delivered humanitarian assistance and supported advances in global health, food security, and education. Yet US foreign aid has also been deeply intertwined with its geopolitical interests, Cold War strategy, and controversial interventions abroad. This conversation goes beyond the headlines to examine the complicated legacy of America's aid machine.

USAID in memoriam

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants lower interest rates, but the bond market has so far refused to cooperate. This talk explores the growing tension between Washington’s fiscal ambitions and the investors who ultimately determine the cost of U.S. borrowing. Can Bessent beat the bond markets, or will rising yields, mounting debt and inflation force a reckoning? And, if he loses, what does that mean for the dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency?

Whitney Snyder

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The Huffington Post

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