Joe Cirincione (president, Ploughshares Fund), James Traub (weekly columnist, ForeignPolicy.com), Sam Seder (host, “Ring of Fire” and “The Majority Report”), Jeffrey Toobin (staff writer, The New Yorker, and senior legal analyst, CNN) and Joel Berg (executive director, New York City Coalition Against Hunger).
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Israeli airstrikes against Hamas are ‘actually raising Hamas’ stature’
“You’re seeing pro-Hamas demonstrations break out in the West Bank, you’re seeing the Arab world start to unite around Hamas — this is not good for U.S. policy interests in the region.” — Joe Cirincione watch video
Eliot Spitzer to John McCain and the GOP: Stop playing politics with Benghazi and Gaza
“This is where real diplomacy is needed, not theatrics by disappointed Republicans trying to unearth non-existent cover-ups in the tragedy of Benghazi.” —Eliot Spitzer watch video
Hunger in America almost ended 40 years ago — so why are hunger levels soaring today?
“The only reason we’ve gone backwards is we’ve sold this country the myth that we can solve this problem with charity.” —Joel Berg watch video
How much money did Wall Street lose during Hurricane Sandy?
When it comes to losing money, Wall Street has no end of games to play. read post