Foreign Policy

How a $48M Donation Masks the Real Damage Done by USAID Cuts

After Trump-era cuts gutted USAID’s Development Innovation Ventures, a $48 million philanthropic rescue seeks to continue its mission—but can private money truly substitute for America’s commitment to global leadership and national security?

By Economics Desk | February 6, 2026

Energy & Environment

Kenya’s Clean Cooking Collapse Reveals the Dangers of Overreliance on Carbon Markets

The abrupt shutdown of Kenya’s Koko Networks bioethanol fuel supply highlights how reliance on global carbon markets and bureaucratic red tape devastates clean energy access, leaving vulnerable households to revert to harmful fuels—a cautionary tale for America’s energy independence efforts.

By Economics Desk | February 6, 2026