joshua yaffa, contributing writer to "the new yorker" who been a long time moscow correspondent.aking to us from berlin, germany. we will link to his new piece "how will putin respond to the terrorist attack in moscow?" nina khrushcheva, professor of the new school. her book is titled "the lost khrushchev: journey into the gulag of the russian mind." co-author of "impotence." footsteps." breaking news, going the ceo plans to resign by the end of the year. the justice department recently opened a criminal probe into the company. there is a mem going around that says "when one door closes, another one opens." next up, we will speak with the world peace foundation's alex de waal who says we are about to witness and gaza the most intense famine since the second world war. we will also talk to him about catastrophic hunger in sudan. back in 20 seconds. ♪ [music break] amy: "farasha " by alsarah. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we turn now to gaza, where the aid groups say famine is imminent after five months of u.s.-backed attacks b