Business, Finance & Economics
Cut to USAID funding affects rural regions of Colombia
Funding for the US Agency for International Development was one of the first things cut by the Trump Administration, with the President mocking some of the programs it supported. One of them was $60 million for “Indigenous empowerment” in Colombia. Reporter Natalie Skowlund looks at what the loss of funding means for the rural villages of Colombia — and the drugs coming into the US.
‘How much can you afford to lose?’ Gambling in Norway is tightly controlled. Could that work in the US?
“High Stakes: Gambling Addiction, Beyond Borders” is a three-part series examining the public health movement to address gambling in Massachusetts and the United States, and exploring what can be learned from other countries with very different models of gambling regulation. NEPM’s Karen Brown reports in Part 1 of the series about what the US can learn from Norway.
Amid influx of tourists, Greenland’s capital sees strained infrastructure
Nuuk’s new airport has been plagued by problems this summer, causing stranded passengers to contend with fully booked hotels. An influx of visitors is helping tourism revenue in Greenland, but it’s also straining local businesses.
Trade pressure from US rallies Brazilians against foreign interference
US President Donald Trump has slapped heavy tariffs on Brazilian goods, which many interpret as a political move to favor his ally, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is currently on trial for attempting to overturn the country’s 2022 election. But rather than pressuring Brazil’s government, the move has backfired.
