A quick note on these journalistic poems…
As this is the first poem, I wanted to quickly remind you of the flow so you know what to expect. Below, you’ll find a poem and a reference to the article that inspired it. After that, a poll or perhaps a question or two will inspire discussion.
Thanks for reading. Enjoy!
For sixty years, behind those marbled walls, A labyrinth of waste grew day by day— Where billions meant for aid would lose their way, Through endless forms and bureaucratic halls. Now truth breaks through, and ancient structure falls, As bold reform sweeps cobwebs clean away. "A ball of worms," the billionaire would say, And through his words, a new efficiency calls. Six hundred screens go dark—a needed change, As decades of entrenched disorder end. The time has come to build anew, at last. No more shall foreign aid so wildly range; Now private hands may better help extend The work that government has fumbled past.
Original Article: USAID staffers told to stay out of Washington headquarters after Musk said Trump agreed to close it
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Burning Question
How might private sector efficiency and direct action reshape the future of international aid? Share your thoughts on the potential benefits of streamlining decades-old government programs.