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As a former USAID director, I saw firsthand their good work. Here are some examples.
A Nassau County man, who spent nearly 30 years with USAID, laments the abrupt shutdown of the agency and shares some of its ...
Where is the common sense and decency in shuttering USAID, an organization that helps - us, and so many others? Cathy Jane Bowes
Demand that U.S. Sens. Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce stand up to the administration to end the freeze ...
USAID cuts felt far outside Washington, D.C.: "Layoff trauma hit across the country"
Close to 20,000 employees — many living in states such as North Carolina, Vermont, California and Georgia — lost their jobs ...
From dread to action: Tracking the Trump-Musk death toll from cuts to USAID
A researcher at Boston University is keeping tabs on deaths likely caused by dismantling U.S. foreign aid programs ...
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USAID and the pacification industry in Palestine
The US agency was far from “helping” Palestinians lead better ... Program, promoted under USAID’s People-to-People Partnership framework. By 2018, CMM had allocated over $230m to different ...
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Elon Musk Has No Idea How USAID Works. This Former Staffer Knows.
Employees and supporters protest outside the headquarters for United States Agency for International Development (USAID), on Monday, February 3, 2025, after Elon Musk posted on social media that he ...
The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago, but the battle with Agent Orange continues
The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, when the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces. But millions ...
Trump’s USAID cuts cripple American response to Myanmar earthquake
Three days after the quake, there are no U.S. teams on the ground in Myanmar, a stark illustration of how Trump has upended ...
I was furloughed from my global public health job due to the USAID freeze. Foreign aid makes the US safer and stronger.
American soft power is threatened as USAID pauses programs, says Kirsten Weeks, a global public health leader with over 25 ...
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As a former USAID director, I saw firsthand their good work. Here are some examples.
The USAID logo and the phrase, “From the American People," is the most recognized ... world — $25 per minute to the U.S. After USAID help, monthly phone and internet rates were cheaper ...
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USAID cuts felt far outside Washington, D.C.: "Layoff trauma hit across the country"
These companies employed people around the country ... cuts in February as a way to help fellow contractors and federal workers who were affected by the USAID cuts. It's already grown to an ...