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Local to global: The power of small business | Episode 3: Tap and go: The future of urban mobility | Presented by GZERO Blue Circle in partnership with Mastercard | GZERO x Mastercard logos
Local to global: The power of small business

Tap and go: The future of urban mobility

In this episode of “Local to global: The power of small business,” host JJ Ramberg sits down with Chapin Flynn, Senior Vice President of Transit and Urban Mobility at Mastercard, and Mark Langmead, Director of Revenue & Compass Operations at TransLink in Vancouver, to explore how cities are making transit easier, faster, and more seamless for riders–an approach known as frictionless urban mobility.

The Graphic Truth: What’s behind American inflation?
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The Graphic Truth: What’s behind American inflation?

US inflation rates have finally started to relax over the past 12 months: Prices rose at an annual rate of 2.3% in April, within touching distance of the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. This chart shows what product categories fed the inflation surge in 2022 — and its subsequent slowdown.

Railway cars crowd the CN Rail freight depot in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on Aug. 19, 2024.
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Blame Canada! Rail strike impact will ripple across North America

Canada’s two largest rail companies have halted rail shipments after failing to reach an agreement with the union representing their employees.

Who's responsible for the East Palestine train disaster?
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Who's responsible for the East Palestine train disaster?

It's been nearly four months since a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, OH, setting off a public health crisis and sparking uncertainty and fear amongst the residents of this Ohio town. While the national news crews may have moved on, US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg insists that the United States government has not.

Ian Explains: Will US infrastructure finally be fixed?
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Ian Explains: Will US infrastructure finally be fixed?

The truth is that bridges in America fall down all the time, Ian Bremmer explains on GZERO World. A 2022 report found that 43,000 US bridges are QUOTE “structurally deficient.” Things may be starting to change. On November 6, 2021, Congress passed the Biden administration’s $1.2 trillion dollar infrastructure bill, which includes $550 billion dollars for America’s roads, bridges, mass transit, rail, airports, and ports.

The road to repair: Pete Buttigieg & crumbling US infrastructure
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The road to repair: Pete Buttigieg & crumbling US infrastructure

The richest country in the history of the world should be able to keep its infrastructure updated and its roads intact. Congress passed the Biden administration’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, which includes $550 billion dollars for America’s roads, bridges, mass transit, rail, airports, and ports. On GZERO World, Secretary Pete Buttigieg discusses what he has called "the single largest dedicated bridge investment since the construction of the Interstate highway system."

US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg photo and logo of GZERO World with Ian Bremmer: the podcast
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Podcast: Rebuilding American infrastructure with Pete Buttigieg

Listen: In this episode of the GZERO World podcast, we’re bridging America’s divides, and we mean that literally. It’s infrastructure week on GZERO World, and Ian Bremmer is talking to Mr. Infrastructure himself: US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. They discuss the state of America’s roads, bridges, and tunnels, as well as the landmark legislation meant to upgrade them all.

Pete Buttigieg explains: How the debt limit impacts transportation
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Pete Buttigieg explains: How the debt limit impacts transportation

Failure to raise the debt limit could be catastrophic for the US – and global – economy. But a deal to lift the cap could also end up causing pain to many Americans. For example, the $4 trillion in spending cuts proposed by House Republicans would significantly disrupt US travel, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told Ian Bremmer on GZERO World.

Students from the Covenant School in Nashville, Tenn., hold hands after getting off a bus to meet their parents at the reunification site following a mass shooting.
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Hard Numbers: Nashville school shooting, Rohingya flee to Indonesia, Deutsche disruption, America’s tumbling tolerance, white-collar AI wipeout

Three young children and three adults were killed in a school shooting in Nashville.