Mark Ridley-Thomas and Patrick Soon-Shiong,
12.05.2009
A partnership between the University of California and Los Angeles County to open a new hospital in South L.A. moved closer to reality with the unanimous approval of the UC Board of Regents.
Brian Levin, J.D.,
12.04.2009
Director, Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, California State University
Sarah Palin's recent, careful elevation of a foundational conspiracy theory used by extremists to demonize the President warrants unequivocal condemnation and study from across the political spectrum.
Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and Robert Greene,
12.04.2009
A hunger for control, common to all of us, is the root of so many problems in life. Staying true to the same ideas and ways of doing things makes it that much harder for us to adapt to the inevitable changes in life.
Elizabeth Warren,
12.03.2009
Chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel created to oversee the banking bailouts
Can you imagine an America without a strong middle class? If you can, would it still be America as we know it?
Chez Pazienza,
12.04.2009
Editor of Deus Ex Malcontent, Author, Ex-Network News Producer, New Media Consultant
The thought of Sarah Palin perpetuating the utterly debunked myth that Barack Obama may not be a U.S. citizen somehow seems, even after all we've heard from her, oddly unfathomable.
Vicki Strauss Kennedy,
12.05.2009
Educational consultant
Alan Khazei represents a rare opportunity to elect a bridge builder with a proven ability to work inside Washington, while also galvanizing outside pressure to effectively pass meaningful legislation.
Hale "Bonddad" Stewart,
12.05.2009
Tax lawyer, former bond broker, financial blogger
While the unemployment rate dropped last month, the overall trend is still rising. We need a few more months of data before we can claim a change in the overall trend.
Mike Lux,
12.05.2009
Author, The Progressive Revolution: How the Best in America Came to Be
The end game of any major legislative fight, such as what we're going through on health care, is what I call the crazy season. Here are some general rules to help you understand the season a little bit more.
Sen. Bernie Sanders,
12.04.2009
Independent U.S. Senator from Vermont
America voted last year to put the interests of ordinary people ahead of the greed of Wall Street. What they didn't bargain for was another four years for one of the key architects of the Bush economy.
Huff Radio,
12.04.2009
President Obama made his long-awaited decision to increase the number of US troops in Afghanistan by 30,000. Will it be his undoing?
Tara Stiles,
12.05.2009
Reinventing what it means to practice yoga
All that wanting and doing can takes us far away from ourselves, and out of the present moment where everything happens. The end result is often dissatisfaction no matter how much "stuff" we achieve.
Christian Parenti,
12.04.2009
Contributing editor at The Nation and Playboy
The real goals of the Afghanistan escalation are domestic and electoral. Like Lyndon Johnson who escalated in Vietnam, Obama lives in mortal fear of being called a wimp by Republicans.
Michael Vlahos,
12.03.2009
Writer and National Security expert
Americans like to compare themselves to old Romans, especially those martial neocons-of-the-soft-hands and their adder-tongued women. But hearken: It may be a fair analogy.
Gavin Newsom,
12.04.2009
Mayor of San Francisco
Yesterday, President Obama convened a job summit to get Americans back to work. In San Francisco, we're already delivering solutions with a public-private partnership that is showing immediate, demonstrable results.
Jamal Dajani,
12.04.2009
Senior Director and Producer of Mosaic News, Link TV
It's not because of bin Laden, al-Qaeda, or the Taliban. The real reason behing the surge is Pakistan, a failed state with nuclear warheads.
Harry Shearer,
12.04.2009
Actor, author, director, satirist, musician, radio host, playwright, multi-media artist

Derek Shearer,
12.04.2009
Professor of Diplomacy at Occidental College and former US ambassador
It's true that I mainly give books as holiday gifts. It's my nature. Here my favorite books of 2009. Holiday Greetings to one and all from the Ambassadude.
Ed Gurowitz, Ph.D.,
12.04.2009
Business consultant, executive coach
Once we've conflated celebrity with power, it's inevitable that we will see a celebrity's errors as a betrayal. We made him famous, we imputed power to him, and then he took advantage of it.