Exchange between Jon Stewart and Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks on the defense budget: "I can't figure out how $850 billion to a department means that the rank and file still have to be on food stamps. To me, that's fucking corruption."

IT'S OFFICIAL! I'm co-hosting a new show that's going to cover all your burning questions about artificial intelligence. There's going to be debate, surprises, and lots of shenanigans with @NateLanxon 😉

Congress & Samantha Power rallied for big foreign aid reforms this week, including to call for: 1. Faster progress on transitioning models from "aid to trade" 2. More tech & innovation to solve problems 3. Follow through on big reforms & shifting more resources to local players

Congressman Chuck Fleischmann asks Samantha Power about the agency's pending set of $17 billion global health supply chain contracts. USAID has the opportunity to use a portion of this money to model that new, more market-based and sustainable development approaches are possible.

"The most substantial gap right now between what countries are asking for and what we provide is in the economic growth domain." – Samantha Power Countries keep telling the United States they want to go "from aid to trade."

We are proud to support the introduction of the Fostering Innovation in Global Development Act - legislation from @JoaquinCastroTX and Young Kim that will help USAID harness the power of the private sector to deliver effective, evidence-based foreign aid. #innovatingtogether

Today, we’re launching an 18-month campaign to reform the way the US partners with countries around the world to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. We need you to get involved. 👇👇 unlockaid.substack.com/p/join-our-cam…

I presented a bit about our work in the halls of Congress. I also handed a copy of our book to Congressman Castro Joaquin Castro. The event was organized by the brilliant folks at Unlock Aid. They are one of the most consequential development organizations around. Look them up

Thanks for talking w Unlock Aid about why we’re so excited about this bill, dylan matthews 🔸!

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Last week, dozens of social innovators from around the world traveled to Washington, DC to meet with U.S. lawmakers. Our ask was clear: we need your help to ensure local and frontline organizations can access public resources to achieve the #SDGs by 2030.

We hit the campaign trail last week to rally the Congressional support we need to build a new model for global development. Read more 👇 unlockaid.substack.com/p/hitting-the-…

America’s aid agency is undergoing an organisational reboot, is making itself more accessible and is shaking up its relationship with big intermediaries econ.st/42cf3uA

This is the year for big reforms. Nice to see The Economist cite Unlock Aid & other reformers like Samantha Power Dr. Rajiv J. Shah Gayle Smith Maura O'Neill Prashant Yadav (@prof-yadav.bsky.social) Raj Kumar Adeso PublishWhatYouFund & ShareTrust in this 💯 piece explaining why now is the time for reform.

We loved hearing Samantha Power talk about the potential of Joaquin Castro & Young Kim's FIGDA legislation to change the way USAID identifies and scales entrepreneurs' & social innovators' solutions to the hardest problems in global development. Learn more about the FIGDA👇

📣 Exciting news for the future of U.S. global development 🌎 Last week, U.S. Senators Senator Chris Coons & Pete Ricketts announced their plans to introduce bipartisan legislation to “transform” the future of global development, prioritizing investments in sustainable economic

📣 This week, we’re releasing Glassdoor for Primes, a first-of-its kind industry report providing insights into the business practices of 26 of the largest U.S. government contractors in global development, humanitarian response, and U.S. foreign assistance. ❓Why this report?

🔁 Big changes are coming to U.S. foreign aid. Here's our roadmap for reform. With a new administration on the horizon, many in the global development community are concerned about potential cuts to the top-line foreign aid budget. But the moment also presents us with a window

The U.S. has long been one of the world’s largest foreign aid donors. But in recent years, its effectiveness has been questioned by a chorus of critics who say the impact of assistance programs falls well short of their intended goals. to.pbs.org/4h6gaTn

Fom Rachel Bonnifield and me: Fact-checking Elon's claims about USAID