On March 13, 2011, I filed a Freedom of Information Act request for applications filed by organizations bidding on democracy-promotion projects worth up to $6 million. The U.S. Agency for International Development replied on March 23, telling me that as a journalist I was entitled to a fee waiver. That’s important because the high cost [...]
Welcome to Cuba Money Project
The U.S. government spends millions of dollars every year to boost Cuba’s beleaguered pro-democracy movement, yet little is known about how the money is spent and whether it has an impact. The goal of the Cuba Money Project is to collect and publish interviews, articles and opinions to help shed light on these secretive U.S. [...]