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Can we still trust Wikipedia?
Ian Explains

Can we still trust Wikipedia?

It's one of the few sources Americans across the political spectrum still rely on.

American President Donald Trump's X Page is seen displayed on a smartphone with a Tiktok logo in the background.
Analysis

Where we get our news - and why it changes everything

In August 1991, a handful of high-ranking Soviet officials launched a military coup to halt what they believed (correctly) was the steady disintegration of the Soviet Union. Their first step was to seize control of the flow of information across the USSR by ordering state television to begin broadcasting a Bolshoi Theatre production of Swan Lake on a continuous loop until further notice.

Woman and and a robot | GZERO World with Ian Bremmer - the podcast
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Podcast: Why Scott Galloway is “cautiously optimistic” about AI - but not TikTok or Meta

Listen: AI is both exciting and scary these days. It could solve big challenges but also lead to political chaos and authoritarian surveillance. On the GZERO World podcast, tech expert and NYU Professor Scott Galloway warns that AI-powered social media platforms like Facebook and TikTok can be used for espionage and propaganda, potentially manipulating younger generations without them even realizing it. However, generative AI's potential to organize vast stores of data could revolutionize traditional search engines and provide huge value in unstructured data sets, particularly in healthcare and defense scenario planning.

Who is Colombia's new president?
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Who is Colombia's new president?

Who is Gustavo Petro, Colombia's first leftist president? He’s a [deep breath] sixty-two-year-old-ex-leftist-guerilla-turned-mayor-turned-opposition-leader who rode a wave of voter anger to a narrow victory over a populist construction magnate last June. Got that? But according to Petro himself, the answer is much more simple. “I’m a fighter,” Petro told Ian Bremmer in this episode of GZERO World. “I’ve been a fighter all my life in a country that has been through very difficult moments."

Dysfunction and direction in American politics
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Dysfunction and direction in American politics

American politics has entered an historic moment of transition because both parties are headed for crucial turning points. As if the fate of Biden's presidency, Trump's future, and control of Congress weren't enough to focus minds on the midterms.

Is American democracy in danger?
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Is American democracy in danger?

American power was indisputable in the 20th Century. But today the country is facing unprecedented polarization caused, in part, by wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the 2008 financial crisis and the amplification of disinformation on social media. On GZERO World, Ian Bremmer asks former Obama Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes whether the American Century is truly over, or if there's anything we can do to restore the country's reputation as a "shining city upon a hill."

The Graphic Truth: Did COVID spur political division?
Graphic Truth

The Graphic Truth: Did COVID spur political division?

How the pandemic made us hate each other
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How the pandemic made us hate each other

Political polarization was on the rise in many countries well before the pandemic, but COVID appears to have made matters (much, much) worse. We'll tell you why that might be so, and then you'll tell us what you think.

A House Divided: Who’s To Blame?
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A House Divided: Who’s To Blame?

Do Democrats Hate Republicans? And Do Republicans Hate Democrats? This week on GZERO World, we look at the political divide in America. It's widening. Can Americans all just get along?