The World Bank's $100B Problem: Are We Funding Poverty Instead of Fighting It?

The World Bank hands out $100 billion a year to fight poverty, but here's what they don't advertise: the US controls the money, China gets loans despite being filthy rich, and the countries getting "help" now owe over $400 billion in debt. In this episode, Emma Reid breaks down how the world's biggest anti-poverty organization might actually be making things worse. 🎯 What You'll Learn: • Why the US gets veto power over a "global" institution (and how this shapes every major decision) • How China scored $1.3 billion in loans between 2017-2021 while sitting on the world's second-largest economy • The real reason every World Bank president...