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What does it look like when some of the world’s richest men withdraw assistance for the world’s poorest women and children? After Elon Musk claimed no one had died from cuts to American foreign aid spending, the Opinion writer Nicholas Kristof traveled to South Sudan to see the impact for himself. In this episode, he shares how millions of people now face death and starvation and why Americans — including those who believe in “America First” — should care.
Read Kristof’s interactive essay with photos and charts at nytimes.com/opinion.
(A full transcript of this audio essay will be available within 24 hours of publication in the audio player above.)
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