Samantha Power, the former USAID administrator who laid the groundwork for the agency’s dismantling, is returning to Harvard with a joint faculty appointment at the Kennedy School and the Law School

May 16, 2025 Cambridge, Mass.—On June 1, Samantha Power will return to Harvard Kennedy School as the Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy and to Harvard Law School as the William D. Zabel ’61 Professor of Practice in Human Rights. Power, who recently served in the Biden administration as … [Read more…]

State Department refugee office to assume USAID’s disaster aid role, says cable

WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) – The State Department office that handles refugee issues and works to cut illegal migration will lead the U.S. response to overseas disasters, according to excerpts from an internal department cable, a role for which experts say it lacks the knowhow and personnel. The Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, known … [Read more…]

Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts Are Killing Jobs for US Contractors, Too

Weeks after Donald Trump won reelection, Keith Ives held an all-staff meeting at his Denver-based company to reassure his 30 employees that their work evaluating the success of US aid projects overseas wasn’t under threat. “I enthusiastically told them, ‘I’m not worried at all — the work we do isn’t political,’” said Ives, who founded … [Read more…]

CRS: Aid Cuts and Lack of Payment Threaten Millions of Lives

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, March 17, 2025 – Catholic Relief Services (CRS) issued the following statement in response to Secretary Rubio’s statement on the completion of the International Humanitarian Assistance review: “As part of the Catholic Church, Catholic Relief Services believes that human life is a precious gift from God that must be protected and nurtured. Over … [Read more…]

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2025!

Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They’re taking everything they can get their hands on, and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we’re taking to the streets nationwide to fight back with a clear message: Hands off! MORE HERE

The USAID and the State Department are currently in a state of disarray, with leadership seemingly at a loss…USAID reinstates contracts for Georgia company that helps feed malnourished kids…

after Elon Musks responds to CNN reporting.. Washington CNN  —  The CEO of a plant in Georgia that makes a special peanut butter paste for severely malnourished children around the world told CNN that his company’s contracts with the US Agency for International Development that had been abruptly canceled last week were all reinstated late … [Read more…]