Slash and Burn

The pointlessness and cruelty of our foreign aid cuts and the growing fear when it comes to pointing out the truth, all wrapped nicely in one lead paragraph: “Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people abroad who need it. Nearly 500 metric tons of emergency food—enough to feed about 1.5 million children for a week—are set to expire tomorrow, according to current and former government employees with direct knowledge of the rations. Within weeks, two of those sources told me, the food, meant for children in Afghanistan and Pakistan, will be ash. (The sources I spoke with for this story requested anonymity for fear of professional repercussions.)” The Atlantic (Gift Article): The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food.