Melanie Phillips

Melanie Phillips

The dismantling of a malevolent empire

USAID is only one outpost of a corrupted humanitarian establishment

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Melanie Phillips
Feb 14, 2025
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In the past couple of weeks, devastating information has erupted into the public domain detailing the malign activities of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

The Trump administration has effectively shut USAID down by freezing its existing foreign assistance programs, worth around $70 billion per year, and putting the agency …

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