⁉️ What if the most dangerous forms of corruption are perfectly legal? We obsess over bribes and dishonest politicians. But what about lobbying, political influence, and powerful elites who help write the rules? Michael Johnston challenges some uncomfortable assumptions

Is corruption the world's favorite excuse for everything that goes wrong? 🎧 Listen to Michael Johnston about why fighting corruption is far more complicated than we think. And why wealthy democracies should stop lecturing the rest of the world. #Corruption #GlobalDevelopment

We are more pessimistic than chimpanzees. Ask if extreme poverty doubled, halved, or held steady over 20 years. Most say doubled. It halved. We are not uninformed, we are misinformed. Doom is not neutral, it breeds surrender. Our season finale, on the politics of hope. Links👇

Kigali is cleaner than Singapore. Growth above 6% for 30 years. So why won't #Rwanda quite count as a development success? New ep with @pritishbehuria 🎧

The future of development will not be decided for Africa! Aid is shrinking. Multilateralism is weakening. AI & climate transitions are reshaping economies. But across recent consultations, we heard not despair. But urgency, clarity, & agency. The crossroads may be the best road.

🌍 When aid becomes strategy, who gets left behind? Listen to our latest episode featuring @ElinaScheja from @Sida on cuts, poverty, evidence, and the future of development. 🎧📊