Some Things We Don't Do Anymore

Boxes of food aid sit in a Rhode Island warehouse after USAID cuts halt shipments.
Ira Glass/This American Life
USAID was the world's largest humanitarian donor. Then the Trump administration suddenly decided to end much of it. So what was all that money being spent on? We visit some of the places receiving that money to find out.
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