Barbra Streisand, 2/3/12

Singer; Actress; Director; Composer; Activist

The electorate assumes that presidential candidates will embellish, evade, and even sidestep tough questions. But the media must draw the line when candidates rewrite history in order to protect or enhance their own self-image, not based on the truth.

Shiv Singh, 2/4/12

Global Head of Digital, PepsiCo Beverages

Arguably, this Sunday is one day in the year that can not only make or break an NFL player's career but also that of a major marketer.

Marian Wright Edelman, 2/3/12

President, Children's Defense Fund

Anyone who thinks welfare recipients do nothing but sit around and cash their checks isn't familiar with the schedules of Tiffany and many others like her.

Al Gore, 2/4/12

Chairman, Current TV

From the ice melting in Antarctica, to rising sea levels flooding Bangladesh, to the prospect of a compromised drinking water supply in New York City, the world's glaciers tie together our greatest challenges of the 21st century.

James Zogby, 2/4/12

President, Arab American Institute; author, 'Arab Voices'

If we are to believe a variety of confirmed and unconfirmed sources in Israel and the U.S., some day in the next few months we may wake up to the news that Israel has bombed Iran's nuclear facilities. Or maybe not.

Richard (RJ) Eskow, 2/4/12

Consultant, Writer and Senior Fellow, Campaign for America's Future

The Komen Foundation hasn't been leveling with the public. Even its apology was disingenuous. The organization is behaving more like Bank of America, one of its most prominent sponsors.

Michael Shank and Rep. Steve Cohen, 2/4/12

As the Republican candidates leave Nevada, one topic seems to have escaped their attention entirely: a credible economic cure for what ails the states where they're waging their campaigns for president.

David Wild, 2/3/12

TV Writer; Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone; Co-Author, 'Diary of a Player"'

That Madonna lady's got halftime covered, but for the rest of your Super Bowl party time, here's one not-so-tight-end's playlist that's super in at least one sense.

Julianne Moore, 2/3/12

Actress

This year, in this election, I am committing to watching even more vigilantly. I truly can't imagine a more important election for us to make our voices heard.

Mark Hyman, MD, 2/4/12

Practicing physician

Everyday you have to navigate a toxic nutritional landscape. You have to hunt and gather in a food desert. You have to survive the American supermarket and dodge the dangers of industrial food. The good news is that if you follow 10 simple rules you can eat safely for life.

Dr. Jonathan D. Quick and Felicia M. Knaul, 2/4/12

There have been four myths that have held back cancer care and control in developing countries. On this World Cancer Day, let's start a global pink revolution to replace the myths with truths and the complacency with action.

Dimitri Hamlin, 2/4/12

Ontological Anarchist

A lack of recognition results in a sentiment of disillusion that jadedly questions "Is that all there is?" Another way to ask the same question is: if I am disappointed, then what was I expecting? 

Martin Long, 2/4/12

Entrepreneur and political scientist

What's the real moral of South Carolina and Florida? The full-attack, take-no-prisoners, Rush-Limbaugh wing of the Republican Party can take the Evangelical and social conservative wing any day. With its hands tied behind its back.

Art Markman, Ph.D., 2/3/12

Executive Editor, Cognitive Science; Psychology and Marketing Professor, UT Austin; Director, the Program in the Human Dimensions of Organizations

As you get older, worrying about declines in memory is far more damaging to your ability to think than any actual declines in memory ability. So relax. When you get older, you probably aren't that much more forgetful than your typical teen.

Maria Lianos-Carbone, 2/3/12

Publisher and editor, www.amotherworld.com

It's almost Valentine's Day! Who cares, right? It's yet another marketing ploy to make us buy more stuff that we don't really need. It's truly overrated. How can you enjoy some romance without playing into the marketing ploy? With some simple, savvy tips: 1. Stay home.

Joel I. Klein, 2/3/12

CEO, Education Division, News Corporation

The Obama Administration's push for digital textbooks, while useful, represents only initial steps on the proverbial thousand mile journey.

Jodie Levin-Epstein, 2/3/12

Deputy Director, CLASP

The responsibility of government is at the heart of the 2012 presidential campaign. A challenge for the candidates should be to come up with a list of holes and which they think are the "holeist."

Ricky Gervais, 2/3/12

Actor, writer, comedian, director, producer

"Fame" used to be fused with "respect" in some ways. That's what distinguished it from infamy. But not anymore.

John Polly, 2/3/12

Editor-at-large, Logo's NewNowNext.com; co-host, 'Drag Ya Later with Jon & John'

This Sunday brings the Super Bowl. Why should you care as a gay person? Why should you watch? Here's the deal. (Some generalizations will follow. And some X-rated suggestions. And yes, I'm skipping Madonna entirely in this equation, to truly make a valid case.)

Robert Reich, 2/3/12

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

The most significant aspect of January's jobs report is political. The fact that America's labor market continues to improve is good news for the White House. But as a practical matter the improvement is less significant for the American work force.

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, 2/3/12

U.S. Representative from Ohio's 10th District

The media coverage on Iran is mirroring the coverage in the lead-up to the Iraq war: grand claims about a smoking gun that doesn't exist.

Mara Leventhal, 2/3/12

Co-producer, 'Let's Talk About It!'

This rapid-fire progression of statements, counter-statements, letters from Congress, and board resignations was a down-and-dirty fight for the title of "True Advocate for Women's Health."

Marlo Thomas, 2/3/12

Award-winning actress, author, and activist

Here are some recipes for game grub sure to please the football viewers, innocent bystanders or anyone else who -- like us -- may well be found in the kitchen relishing a good ole 'bowl of red.'

Erika Christakis, 2/3/12

Educator, public health advocate, and Harvard College administrator

Pornography is a fact of life, and parental controls and moralizing spoilsports won't make a dent in its exponential growth. But the bar needs raising. Maybe Fair Trade porn could reconnect us to a better relationship with the human body.