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February 12, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Fires USAID Watchdog One Day After He Dared Criticize Him
Donald Trump doesn’t want to hear any dissent—even if people starve in the process.
February 7, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Has Pissed Off a Key Support Group by Cutting USAID
Evangelical leaders are not happy with Donald Trump’s work on foreign aid and immigration.
February 3, 2025
Mark Leon Goldberg
The Death of USAID: These People Are out of Their Freaking Minds
The world’s richest man and its most powerful one have killed the one government agency that does the most to support the world’s most vulnerable people. There will be consequences.
February 3, 2025
Marin Scotten
The Worst Person Possible Just Took Over USAID
Donald Trump has completed his takeover of USAID by installing a stooge at the top.
February 3, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Elon Musk’s Crusade to Shut Down USAID Suddenly Gets More Serious
Donald Trump’s right-hand man is escalating his war to gut the federal government.
January 31, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Top Official Who Fought “Illegal” Trump Purge Now Being Pushed Out
A top official at USAID is being forced to leave the agency after trying to stop Donald Trump’s mass firings.
January 29, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Marco Rubio Issues New Foreign Aid Order—Causing Mass Confusion
Trump’s secretary of state tried to clarify the foreign aid freeze, only to spread even more chaos among groups offering international assistance.
January 28, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Proves the Cruelty Is the Point With HIV Funding Move
Donald Trump’s decision to halt all HIV/AIDS funding contains some especially callous details.
January 24, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Donald Trump Just Cut All Foreign Aid to Ukraine and Most of the World
Only Israel and Egypt received waivers.
June 9, 2023
Kate Aronoff
How New York State Could Unlock Billions for Climate Finance
A bill being considered in Albany could fundamentally change the rules for private creditors—and stop them from milking poorer countries for money.
October 23, 2022
Alex Shephard
Congressional Republicans Look to Sow Chaos in Ukraine if They Retake Congress
If Kevin McCarthy is to be taken seriously, the Biden administration should plan ahead for the GOP to try to break Europe.
April 18, 2018
Fatema Z. Sumar
A Smarter Idea Than Starting a Trade War
To curb China, the U.S. could increase development aid to other Asian countries. Sometimes, doing good is good strategy.
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