Reaching Women Around the World

Sheryl Sandberg, 11.24.2009

Chief Operating Officer at Facebook

How does an individual sitting at a Thanksgiving table in the United States provide any real assistance to a woman who will never have a meal like that in her entire life?

The Republican Way: Keeping Everything The Way It Is

Alec Baldwin, 11.24.2009

Actor

Health care reform means less money for insurance companies. Thus, less money for the GOP. We should pass this bill for that reason alone.

Who Is Hot And Who Was Blocked (Or Forgotten) At First White House State Dinner

Steve Clemons, 11.24.2009

Publisher of "The Washington Note"

The White House released the list of those attending the State Dinner honoring India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. But it's not just India's night -- there are a lot of folks that could push other agendas in Obama Land.

Why Is Congress Mute On Afghanistan?

Tommy Sowers, 11.24.2009

Candidate for Congress in Missouri’s 8th Congressional district

Eight years in, we deserve more than another executive debate of resources behind closed doors. We deserve a Congress willing to do their duty -- define an objective or bring our troops home.

In 1963, A First State Dinner For The Record Books

Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn, 11.24.2009

LBJ's first state dinner was a barbecue in Texas for West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard. No politician ever used the conviviality and informality of eating outdoors better than the 36th president.

What Color Is The Sky In Palin's World?

Jon Soltz, 11.24.2009

Co-Founder of VoteVets.org, served as a Captain in Operation Iraqi Freedom

Palin's saying Obama wasn't acknowledging the sacrifices of our troops can mean only two things: either her mind exists on an entirely different planet, or she knows she's being completely disingenuous.

Give Thanks To Kathleen Sebelius For Saving 47,000 Women From Death By Cost-Benefit Analysis

George Lakoff, 11.24.2009

Author and Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics at UC Berkeley

When arithmetic is added to mammogram statistics, it yields a clear case of a low probability event with major life-and-death consequences for tens of thousands of people.

Glenn Beck's Revolution, And Ours

Zack Exley, 11.24.2009

Kansas City

An angry fringe of the middle class is turning to a "tea bagger" libertarian movement that promises utopia if only the government can be destroyed. And that movement is led by Glenn Beck.

Ocean Issues Are Profoundly Important, Though Mostly Invisible

Keith Addis, 11.24.2009

Addis is a Hollywood-based manager/producer and OCEANA Board Chair

Ocean issues have always been hard to get people to care about even though they function as the primary battery for the planet's climate, generate millions of jobs, and produce food for billions of people.

Why Obama Needs to Weigh In With the Corps of Engineers

Harry Shearer, 11.24.2009

Actor, author, director, satirist, musician, radio host, playwright, multi-media artist

Republicans defended Bush and blamed state and local officials when the Army Corps of Engineers was found culpable for the flooding of New Orleans. Now Democrats are doing the same thing.

Will The Unemployment Disaster Be Obama's Katrina?

Arianna Huffington, 11.23.2009

There's a Category 5 storm about to make landfall, and the president and the officials in charge of preparing for the approaching disaster don't seem to be particularly worried. Sound familiar?

My First Rock Concert: When Dylan Went Electric

Greg Mitchell, 11.24.2009

Author, "Why Obama Won"

Forty-four years ago this week, I attended my first rock concert. It remains vivid, and historic, as it was part of the most significant tour ever -- Bob Dylan's first full road trip after going electric.

Palin Issues Thankfulnesses List

Andy Borowitz, 11.24.2009

BorowitzReport.com

"I have thankfulness that we live in a country where we have the freedom to speak, even though Todd has never done so actually."

John Ensign Affair: Time For Cindy Hampton To Tell All

Lynda Obst, 11.23.2009

The John Ensign affair is mysterious in only one way to me: the quiet Mrs. Hampton.

The Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan Through CIA Eyes: Lessons for the United States Today

Bennett Ramberg, Ph.D., 11.24.2009

Nuclear proliferation and terrorism expert

History suggests that when internal political dysfunction overwhelms external attempts at stabilization, getting out sooner rather than later is in the best interest of an occupying power.

The NFL's Concussion Conundrum

Dave Zirin, 11.24.2009

Sports correspondent for the Nation Magazine

This weekend, the NFL Commissioner announced a major change in football policy: when a player sustains a concussion, he will now be required to seek advice from an "independent" neurologist.

Forgiving Political Correctness At Fort Hood On Thanksgiving

Benjamin R. Barber, 11.24.2009

Distinguished Senior Fellow, Demos

My Thanksgiving wish is to understand why political correctness is a reflection of important American values, even when they exact terrible costs, as they did in the Fort Hood massacre.

Top 10 Thanksgiving Recipes You're Cooking This Year That You Didn't Cook Last Year

Nora Ephron, 11.23.2009

Author; Editor At Large, Huffington Post

I know you've been on tenterhooks waiting for the winners of the contest with the longest name of any contest -- the Third Annual Huffington Post Tell Us What You're Cooking for Thanksgiving This Year that You Didn't Cook Last Year Contest -- and here they are.

Tony Blair's Cautionary Tale For Obama

William Bradley, 11.24.2009

California-based Political Analyst NewWestNotes.com

Under Blair, Britain "modernized" as "Cool Britannia," and indicators on the economy, the environment, and crime improved. Then came Iraq, the war too far.

Slouching Towards Copenhagen

Carl Pope, 11.24.2009

Executive Director of the Sierra Club

What do we make of the prospects for global action on the climate crisis, given recent events both in the U.S. Congress and in the international conversations leading up to Copenhagen?

San Francisco D.A. Kamala Harris Talks To Kimberly Marteau About Her New Book Smart On Crime

Kimberly Marteau Emerson, 11.24.2009

Vice Chair of the Executive Committee of the California Committee South

What does it mean to be "smart on crime?" Are we not being smart now? Answers from author and San Francisco D.A. Kamala Harris.

The Best Defense In Afghanistan Is Good Governance

Sen. Ted Kaufman, 11.24.2009

At this critical juncture, we must hold the Afghan government accountable for its actions and urge renewed leadership, determination, and resolve. The Afghan people have a vision for peace and security.