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DESCRIPTION:The Destruction of USAID - How the Trump Administration's “Trade Over 
 Aid” Means Starving Children, Disease and Death\n\nJoin ProPublica 
 journalists for a conversation about the dismantling of U.S. foreign aid 
 worldwide.\n\nFeb 11 at 1 PM - 2 PM PT (4 PM - 5 PM ET)\n\nInfo & RSVP: 
 https://events.propublica.org/USAID\n\nWithin months of taking office, 
 Trump officials eradicated USAID, the world’s largest humanitarian 
 agency, slashing thousands of lifesaving programs and putting millions of 
 lives at risk. \n\nWhile many news organizations covered these 
 developments, no one reported on the decisions made by the agency with the 
 depth and precision of ProPublica’s Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Brett 
 Murphy. The team showed that even as senior Trump officials cut these 
 programs — in one case celebrating with cake afterward — they had been 
 repeatedly warned that people would die. \nThe reporters then unequivocally 
 connected the deaths of people, including children, who depended on this 
 aid to decisions by U.S. policymakers and political appointees in 
 Washington.\n\nTo get the story, Murphy and Barry-Jester knocked on doors, 
 developed deep sourcing and reviewed previously unreported memos, 
 correspondence and other documents. The reporting was difficult, as the 
 State Department laid off thousands of employees, made threats to 
 discourage people from speaking out and targeted those it believed were 
 obstructing the administration’s agenda.\n\nThen, the reporters went to 
 find the people most acutely impacted by the drastic funding cuts in some 
 of the most desperate places on earth. In South Sudan, U.S. aid had been 
 helping to stave off a cholera epidemic; when that assistance was cut, the 
 disease came roaring back, needlessly claiming lives. In Kenya, American 
 funds had helped feed hundreds of thousands of refugees; when it was cut, 
 children starved.\n\nThe stories sparked immediate outcry. Experts, 
 attorneys, nonprofits and lawmakers pressured the Trump administration to 
 change course. ProPublica’s reporting was cited in legal filings and 
 congressional inquiries challenging the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for 
 International Development, and it spurred some readers to offer direct 
 support to people affected by the cuts.\n\nThe Trump administration has 
 announced a new era of foreign aid, in which the U.S. will prioritize 
 “trade over aid.” It has also allocated some funding for food aid in 
 Kakuma, Kenya, the third-largest refugee camp in the world, which will 
 allow for limited rations through March.\n\nDuring this conversation, 
 ProPublica’s investigative team will walk attendees through what we 
 found, why it matters and how we reported it. We’ll also showcase the 
 investigation’s powerful photography. \n\nYou can submit your question 
 for our panelists when you RSVP.\n\n\nSPEAKERS\n\nSarah Childress, 
 ProPublica senior editor\n\nAnna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica 
 reporter\n\nBrett Murphy, ProPublica reporter\n\nPeter DiCampo, ProPublica 
 visuals editor\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/01/22/18883284.php
SUMMARY:The Destruction of USAID: How Profit Over Aid Means Starving Children, Disease & Death
LOCATION:Virtual - join from anywhere\n\nor watch the recording later on YouTube: 
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