Grenades vs foreign aid
GOOD magazine has posted this graphic that compares how much the U.S. spends on the military (a lot) versus foreign aid (not a lot). I’m not sure it works (kinda busy) but here it is anyway:
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Fake drug threat growing
Two new reports are focused on the growing threat from counterfeit drugs. In this issue of Foreign Affairs, three experts examine the rapid increase in the fake drug trade: Multiple studies estimate that up to 50 percent of medicine in … Read More
- More questions on the 'clean cookstove' movement, and private aid
- Tacoma high school students do a TED talk to tackle global poverty
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The fight over America giving itself foreign aid
One of the most inefficient and frequently counterproductive aspects of American foreign aid is our tendency to give aid to ourselves — experts call it “tied aid” — rather than directly giving it to those poor folks and communities overseas … Read More
- Nation's humanitarian-in-chief takes business-like approach
- How much do you pay to help the poor overseas?