Show Notes
Jesse Junior welcomes weekly host of “Worldwide,” PL DeSilva, PhD And special guest Jay Singh, PhD for a talk about the power of USAID and the peril of discontinuing Humanitarian efforts around the world. As with any sport, game, When you’re injured, someone else takes your place. At the grocery store, if you move out of position in line, you wait longer before you can leave to move on to your next activity. As the US stands down on providing sustenance for poor people around the world, especially in black and brown nations, other nations step in to fill the void, not to mention tariffs that cause us to be a less than desirable trading partner. These are serious considerations on the world stage with long-term implications.
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