Confronting Capitalism: Don’t Cry for USAID
How the agency helps package US imperialism.
February 26, 2025
37 min
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February 26, 2025
Confronting Capitalism: Don’t Cry for USAID
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Summary
<p>Among the many government agencies facing cuts from President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, USAID has garnered wide support in the media. But for whatever humanitarian good it’s done in the world, the agency has played a role in US imperialism.</p>
<p>In this episode of <em>Confronting Capitalism</em>, Vivek Chibber examines the true history of USAID and breaks down the false dichotomy between soft and hard US power.</p>
<p><em>Confronting Capitalism with Vivek Chibber</em> is produced by <em>Catalyst: A Journal of Theory and Strategy</em>, and published by <em>Jacobin</em>. Music by Zonkey.</p>
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