The Peace Corps in the post-Trump era
Thanks for the ‘heads up’ from Alana de Joseph (Mali 1992–94) Here are three arguments for why a Biden-Harris administration should prioritize this federal agency — and key steps to get there. by William G. Moseley (Mali 1987–89) MinnPost Feb. 3, 2021 Americans suffer from a tendency to look inward, an affliction exacerbated by isolationist political winds as well as the COVID-19 pandemic. Now more than ever, the United States needs the Peace Corps, the brainchild of the late Minnesota Sen. and Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, to help our citizens engage with the rest of the world; cultivate future foreign service leaders, and foster a more climate-friendly international development approach. Here are three arguments for why a Biden-Harris administration should prioritize this federal agency — and key steps to get there. First, the Peace Corps could help the U.S. emerge from four years of isolationism by rebuilding . . .
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