Policy Analyst
Author and policy analyst who has written extensively on war, humanitarian relief, and development issues; son of the late author, Susan Sontag
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David Rieff
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FROM David Rieff
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WikiLeaks Rips the Lid off US Diplomacy Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today denounced the release by WikiLeaks of a quarter-million documents she said "purport" to be confidential State Department communications.
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WikiLeaks Rips the Lid off US Diplomacy Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the release of more than a quarter-million confidential documents endangers lives and threatens national security . Veterans say it betrays the trust that is the essence of diplomacy. We hear some of the myriad details and ask what it means for the future of international relations.
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Sessions is adjourned Jeff Sessions is out as President Trump’s attorney general.
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Too rich for our own good Affluent communities put their futures as risk when they become unaffordable for everyone but the wealthy.
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Midterm Elections and the Divider in Chief During a visit to Pittsburgh to honor the victims of an anti-Semitic attack, President Trump was met with protests. The president has ridiculed Democrats targeted with pipe bombs and deployed troops against Central American asylum seekers. By defying the tradition of ‘President as Unifier,’ can Trump help maintain Republican dominance in Washington?
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The Voting is Over, but the Campaign Continues Women had a major impact on the midterm elections. So did $5 billion in campaign spending. Meantime, Democrats now lead the House while Republicans dominate the Senate, and the politics of division continues on Capitol Hill. We’ll hear how former House Speaker Newt Gingrich helped start an era of gridlock and perpetual campaigning.