by James Fite | Apr 20, 2024 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
The House of Representatives opted Friday, April 19, to advance billions in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan to a final vote on Saturday. The package received truly bipartisan support – and, for that matter, bipartisan opposition. But now House Speaker Mike...
by Dave Patterson | Jul 24, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
The Biden administration does not want a provision in the House version of the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) establishing a special inspector general (IG) for Ukraine assistance. This reluctance of the White House to have transparency on its Ukraine...
by Andrew Moran | Aug 24, 2019 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, International, Politics
Do you remember that obsequious teen in high school who would do everything to curry favor from the cool kids? He would finish their homework, chuckle at all their yarns, and even hand over lunch money on occasion just to sit with them in the cafeteria. Yet, his peers...
by James Fite | Oct 19, 2018 | Articles, Immigration
After his tweeted threats to cut foreign aid payments to Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador apparently failed to affect the massive caravan marching toward the U.S., President Trump ramped up the rhetoric and included a new target: Mexico. His gambit, it seems, paid...
by Laura Valkovic | Feb 14, 2018 | Culture Rot
Allegations of sexual abuse in the charity and foreign aid sector have been circulating for decades, but very little has been done to make a real systemic change to prevent exploitation. Oxfam is the latest aid group to come under fire, with claims of sexual...