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Bob Cesca, 05/16/12

Host of The Bob & Chez Show, Media Producer

Yes, there's a double-standard. And until there's full equality and the long slow process of racial healing is completed, the double-standard has to remain.

Mike Lux, 05/16/12

Partner, Democracy Partners

Bain Capital was Wall Street at its worst. But the Obama team, in the White House and in the campaign, in order to win on the Bain attack, needs to face -- and turn around -- the perception that the administration has been weak on Wall Street.

James Franco, 05/16/12

Actor and author

Commencement speeches are the worst kind of speech, because you need to be enthusiastic and inspiring in your own voice. There is nothing cheesier than that.

Lisa Belkin, 05/15/12

Senior Columnist on Life/Work/Family, Huffington Post

Can we look at a woman nursing and think "lunch"? We have learned to stop blushing at the sight of a pregnant woman. It's more than time to give nursing mothers the same break. 

Cara Santa Maria, 05/15/12

Science correspondent, Huffington Post; editor, Talk Nerdy to Me

Giovanni Aldini may not be a household name, but his contributions to science cannot be ignored. Neither can his macabre demonstrations of the power of electricity on the human body.

Robert Reich, 05/16/12

Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy, University of California at Berkeley; Author, 'Beyond Outrage'

Obama does have a choice. He can assail Romney's character but he can also take on the system that allows private-equity managers, as well as Wall Street's biggest banks, to continue to make huge profits at the expense of average Americans.

Bill Moyers, 05/16/12

Managing Editor, Moyers & Company

"The fact that JPMorgan Chase lost so much money in a relatively benign moment compared to what we've seen in the past and what we're likely to see in the future suggests that we are absolutely on the path towards another financial crisis of the same order of magnitude as the last one."

Larry Magid, 05/16/12

Technology journalist

People worry about what they choose to share on Facebook but may not even think about what they're already sharing with corporations.

June Carbone and Naomi Cahn, 05/16/12

The idea of marriage held by those who are financially secure no longer fits large numbers of working-class couples who conceive children together. That's because the foundation for their relationships has been destroyed by the very people who accuse Obama of a war on marriage.

Ronan Farrow, 05/16/12

Lawyer, journalist, activist, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's adviser for Global Youth Issues

To make good on its promise, this generation will have to continue to stand up and participate -- not just in the moment of protest, but in the building of sustainable institutions for years to come.

Trey Ellis, 05/16/12

Novelist, Screenwriter, and Associate Professor at Columbia University

Either Romney doesn't understand the words coming out of his mouth, he's just pretending not to understand the words coming out of his mouth, or he's the worst businessman ever.

Arianna Huffington, 05/15/12

To find the peace of mind that alone can replace aimless searching, which has led to an epidemic of stress, anxiety, and drugs, the Dalai Lama is looking to science to convince a skeptical society of the power of contemplation and compassion to change our lives and our world.

Bérénice Bejo, 05/16/12

Actress

It's beautiful, all these people from around the world who loved this film in which the French are silent. It's like a message sent to everyone: just shut up.

Delia Lloyd, 05/16/12

American Journalist/Blogger Based in London

Alongside the relief that comes with accepting a job offer, there are inevitably a whole new set of concerns that crop up as well.

William Anderson, MA, LMHC, 05/16/12

Licensed Psychotherapist; Weight Loss Expert; Creator of The Anderson Method, Therapeutic Psychogenics

To solve the obesity epidemic, the most important thing you can do is to solve your own weight problem for your own reasons.

Todd Phillips, 05/16/12

Founder, LocalElectors.org

We can cast votes in elections and the winner will run the government, but if citizens are uninformed, what's the point? Democracy will be phony. And if democracy is phony, it seems inevitable that our government and our society will be overflowing with problems. Is there another way?

Mark Starr, 05/16/12

Program Director, Vet Voice Foundation

President Obama, through the Joining Forces Initiative, will be giving free annual passes to all of our National Parks and public lands to all active-duty military and their families. It might seem just like a nice gesture to offer the free pass, but it really is more.

Edward Zwick, 05/15/12

Film and television writer-director; serves on the advisory board of Global Witness

The battle the Kuy and Chut Wutty are fighting against the march of logging, plantations and mining companies into the forest of Cambodia holds an uncanny resemblance to the plot of Avatar. Except this is real-life. And the bullets are real.

Valerie Jarrett, 05/16/12

Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement

A bill being considered in the House today seeks to roll back existing protection that keep women safe from the threat of violence. That is just plain wrong. Keeping women safe isn't about which political party you support -- it's about protecting basic human rights.

Rick Reynolds, 05/14/12

LCSW and Founder of AffairRecovery.com

Do you know the signs of a social media affair?

Natasha Burton, 05/14/12

Staff Writer, HuffPost Weddings and HuffPost Divorce

The recipe -- and the myth surrounding it -- conjures images of a culinarily satisfied man licking his fingers with a mixture of glee and awe while silently promising himself that he will never let you, maker of awesome chicken, get away by bestowing a ring soon after.

David Beckmann, 05/14/12

President, Bread for the World

It's time for members of Congress to say they're going to do their part and support legislation that creates a circle of protection around programs that are vital to hungry and poor people.

Mohammad Barry, 05/16/12

20-year-old activist from South Africa

Wearing an ''HIV positive'' T-shirt, I stood before the world -- specifically, in front of the nations hardest hit by the AIDS epidemic -- and asked politicians to remove the shroud of silence.

Frances Beinecke, 05/16/12

President, Natural Resources Defense Council

Today, NRDC announces the winners of the 2012 Growing Green Awards. These awards celebrate the farmers, business owners, and bold thinkers who are transforming America's food system.