Stories by Bradley J. Austin

Bradley J. Austin is a multi-sectorial development expert and consultant with field and headquarters experience for a range of donors, including private and public development interests.

How Romney's Business-Pandering Foreign Policy Could Spell Disaster in Libya and the World

Posted on: Oct 22, 2012, Source: AlterNet

If the Romney foreign aid plan had been in effect at the time of the attack in Benghazi, the U.S. effort would have focused on Libyan CEOs, leaving pro-U.S. Libyans struggling on their own.

Romney Plan: Outsourcing International Development to Big Business

Posted on: Oct 8, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Not mentioned in Romney's big VMI foreign policy speech was his plan to make foreign aid the province of corporations -- a plan that could be disastrous in a place like Libya.

Hillary to World Leaders: Time for the Rich to Pony Up Their Taxes

Posted on: Sep 24, 2012, Source: AlterNet

“You know I’m out of American politics, but it is a fact that around the world, the elites of every country are making money," the secretary of state told those gathered at the Clinton Global Initiative.