Ethics Matter Interview Series

Overview

This series featured speakers from very different backgrounds, countries, and professions. What they have in common are strongly held moral convictions and a passionate commitment to their work, which makes for memorable conversations.

SEP 24, 2012 Podcast

Ethics Matter: Dambisa Moyo on How Aid to Africa is Harmful

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, ...

MAY 8, 2012 Podcast

Ethics Matter: Dov Seidman, a Moral Philosopher in a Suit

Leadership is going from being command-and-control to connect-and-collaborate; from inspecting for trust to giving it away; and from discussing success towards significance: "If we make ...

MAR 21, 2012 Podcast

Ethics Matter: Mary Ellen Iskenderian, CEO of Women's World Banking

CEO of Women's World Banking Iskenderian explains why investing in women makes so much sense. She also tackles the recent critiques of microfinance and discusses ...

Anne-Marie Slaughter

FEB 22, 2012 Podcast

Ethics Matter: Policymaker and Scholar Anne-Marie Slaughter

Anne-Marie Slaughter on the responsibility to protect: "I believe in a values-based foreign policy and looking to cooperate as often as I can. I also ...

Thomas Pogge

JAN 31, 2012 Podcast

Ethics Matter: Philosopher Thomas Pogge, Crusader for Global Justice

In this fascinating conversation, Thomas Pogge explains how growing up in post-war Germany awakened him to injustice. He lays out his plan for reforming the ...

Ian Bremmer

JAN 17, 2012 Podcast

Top Risks and Ethical Decisions 2012 with Ian Bremmer

What are the biggest political risks in 2012, and the associated ethical decisions? Political risk guru Ian Bremmer discusses his annual list, and his conclusions may ...

DEC 5, 2011 Podcast

Ethics Matter: Economist and Development Expert Jeffrey Sachs

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 ...

OCT 13, 2011 Podcast

Ethics Matter: Conversation with Moral Philosopher Peter Singer

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 ...

OCT 3, 2011 Podcast

Ethics Matter: Economist and Foreign Aid Specialist William Easterly

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 ...

JUN 29, 2011 Podcast

Ethics Matter: Microfinance Pioneer Susan Davis

Microfinance started as a movement for social justice and women's equality and gave birth to an industry, says Davis. This gave rise to scale, efficiency, ...