Tag: USAID
U.S. democracy-promotion institutions were key to destroying any hope for democratic development in Haiti after the Cold War.
In 1986, when popular uprisings kicked out the nearly 29-year-long dictatorships of François “Papa Doc” Duvalier and his son Jean-Claude “Baby Doc,” the U.S. could have become a partner to improve liberty...
U.S. President Donald Trump has just closed down USAID after Elon Musk branded it “a criminal organization,” adding “it’s time for it to die.” Is there any truth to Musk’s allegation?
One “beneficiary” of USAID is Nicaragua, a country with one of the lowest incomes per head in Latin America....
A chorus stretches to the horizon that praises the Trump administration for shutting down USAID.
I feel only deep revulsion when I hear their hymns. I smell a sickening stench when I dig into their fallacious arguments.
Could it be that it is considered to be perfectly okay for politicians, journalists...
Over the weekend and early into this week, Elon Musk’s so-called DOGE, Department of Government Efficiency, effectively shut down the US Agency for International Development on a temporary basis. Musk, Donald Trump and their lackeys attacked USAID because they claim it’s a “viper’s nest of radical-left [m]arxists who hate America,” to quote a Musk post on X, saying it’s a corrupt organization that promotes so-called DEI across the world and is used to waste money...
U.S. foreign policy is increasingly promoted by billionaire-funded foundations. The neoliberal era has created individuals with incredible wealth who, through “philanthropy,” flex their influence and feel good at the same time. While these philanthropists can be liberal on some issues, they almost universally support U.S. foreign policy and the...
