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.

Marlo Thomas and Lucinda Scala Quinn, 2/3/12

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.'

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.

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.

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."

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.

Dylan Ratigan, 2/3/12

Host, MSNBC's 'The Dylan Ratigan Show'; Author, 'Greedy Bastards'; Founder, Get Money Out Foundation

Like banks and oil companies, those who run our universities push the hidden risk they incur to taxpayers. It's not as obvious as what we saw with subprime home loans, but it is potentially as destructive.

Stefanie Penn Spear, 2/3/12

Editor, EcoWatch

The choice is ours. Do we want to continue to pollute the planet, kill ourselves and have no regard for anything wild, or will more people join the grassroots environmental movement and take a stand against corporations that put profits first?

David Bromwich, 2/2/12

Professor of Literature at Yale

Iran is headed to become for Obama in 2012 what the economy was in 2010: a controllable crisis which, through personal inaction and a conventional acquiescence in failed policies, threatens to pass utterly beyond his control.

Josh Levy, 2/3/12

Internet Campaign Director, Free Press

Arizona State University is going after free speech. If it gets away with this, other universities could be emboldened to follow suit. We must defend ASU students' right to speak online.

Arianna Huffington, 2/2/12

As amazing as this last year has been for the AOL Huffington Post Media Group, we have even bigger plans moving ahead: more sections, more international editions, more original reporting, more ways of making the site -- and the stories we cover -- social.

Dr. Phil McGraw, 2/3/12

Author, Host "Dr. Phil"

Super Bowl Sunday. For most men, it makes their year. Unfortunately, for too many, the year ends the day after. PFDS, Post Football Depression Syndrome sets in and sets in with a vengeance.

Lisa Belkin, 2/3/12

Senior Columnist on Life/Work/Family, Huffington Post

It is time to remember the founder's vow to the woman after whom Susan G. Komen For The Cure is named -- and to get back to curing cancer.

Steve Clemons, 2/3/12

Publisher, 'The Washington Note'

Holy Indian reservation roulette wheels Batman! The newly launched Republic Report, an anti-corruption blog focusing on how self-interested dollars are warping the public-interest responsibilities of America's democratic institutions, has actually hired convicted felon Jack Abramoff to be one of its lead bloggers.

Michael B. Keegan, 2/3/12

President, People For the American Way

The shock of the revelation of Komen's new policies only highlighted how numb many of us have become to the larger, unrelenting attacks on women's health by right-wing elected officials.

Rep. Chris Van Hollen, 2/3/12

Congressman representing Maryland's 8th District

Unlocking the potential of Americans is the key to revitalizing the economy, lifting our communities, and strengthening our nation. Now more than ever, Congress must shed partisan politics and come together to break the cycle of childhood poverty.

William Hartung, 2/3/12

Director, Arms and Security Project, Center for International Policy

Uncritical support of Pentagon spending will make us weaker, not stronger. We need to get our fiscal house in order while still finding money to invest in the pillars of a strong economy.

Michael Sigman, 2/3/12

Writer/Editor and Music Publisher

The trouble for Newt is that the victim strategy has no exit strategy. Having embarked on the trail of "You started it, Mitt"/"you're a big bully, Mitt," Newt hasd to project his own massive flaws onto others ever more hyperbolically.

James Peron, 2/3/12

President, Moorfield Storey Institute

David felt damned. He wanted one thing more than anything else: he simply wanted someone to love him. He didn't want someone attracted to his looks. He didn't want someone merely drawn to his "it" factor. He wanted people to see him for who he was.