CRISIS ON THE CONTINENT

George Logothetis, 05/24/12

Chairman and CEO, Libra Group

The financial crisis and the resulting political instability in Greece has led to desperation and despondency that have clouded the core values of the Greek people.

Marlo Thomas, 05/24/12

Award-winning actress, author, and activist

Here are some of the women who left an indelible mark during their time in the White House.

Mark Cuban, 05/24/12

Owner, Dallas Mavericks; Chairman, HDNet

Say goodbye to the individual investor on Wall Street. Whatever positive impression they had of the IPO market and the stock market in general was just torched to the ground.

Arianna Huffington, 05/24/12

The moment I knew I needed more sleep was four years ago, when I learned the value of sleep -- the hard way. What was the moment you knew you needed to get more sleep? I want to hear your story.

Bill Moyers and Michael Winship, 05/24/12

If we really want to honor the Americans in uniform who gave their lives fighting for their country, we'll redouble our efforts to make sure we're worthy of their sacrifice; we'll renew our commitment to the rule of law, for the rule of law is essential to any civilization worth dying for.

James Franco, 05/24/12

Actor and author

I finally got to see Venus in Fur on Broadway. I had heard so many good things about it from people who love theater. They kept telling me, "It would make a great movie."

Jeffrey Ball, 05/24/12

Scholar-in-Residence, Stanford University’s Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance

This holiday weekend, many Americans will feel what seems a powerful pain at the pump. But an American energy revolution that shifted meaningfully away from fossil fuels would require something more than episodic financial pain. It would require ongoing economic smarts.

Elizabeth Kuster, 05/24/12

Editor, HuffPost Becoming Fearless; Author, "Exorcising Your Ex"

Finding my former life list was like suddenly seeing the face of an old frenemy in the crowd: a warm feeling of intimate recognition, followed by hot stabs of anxiety and insecurity. Sorry for letting you down, Past Self, but you never did become a bellydancing snorkeler with a film degree from SVA.

Angie Harmon, 05/24/12

Actress

It is for all of the wonderful men in my life that I am raising my voice about a disease that affects more than two million American men and remains the second-leading cause of cancer death for men in the U.S. We can make a difference with the progress of finding better treatments and ultimately, a cure.

Conrad Black, 05/23/12

Historian, publisher, and author

I hate to be a killjoy, but Facebook, in economic terms, is a mirage, other than for Zuckerberg and anyone else who has founders' stock. It illustrates the need for salvation, not the road to follow to achieve it.

Laura Prudom, 05/24/12

Associate Television Editor, The Huffington Post

Regardless of how telegraphed last night's result might have been, it's still disappointing that talent continues to play second-fiddle to a pretty face, or what color that pretty face happens to be.

Robert Reich, 05/24/12

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

Mitt Romney epitomizes the unfairness of the American economy in this new Gilded Age. For that same reason, Romney is the quintessence of an economic approach shown to be anti-growth and anti-jobs. The president needs to tell this to the American people.

Stephen Gyllenhaal, 05/24/12

Stirring the pot...

I made a comedy movie to go with this election cycle. But to be honest, I can't claim I was prescient about just how comedic the political scene would become. Or how tragic. And nothing fits better with tragedy than comedy.

Bob Cesca, 05/23/12

Host of The Bob & Chez Show, Media Producer

Arguably the biggest lie coming from the Republicans and the Romney campaign is that President Obama is a tax and spend liberal who's directly and personally responsible for record deficits and a crushing national debt.

Adam Levin, 05/24/12

Founder, Credit.com and former director NJ Division of Consumer Affairs

The system by which we fund higher education may be horribly broken, but that in no way means the people who are a product of it should be written off. Graduates should feel empowered to effect these changes. If they don't -- if they're all too cynical and feel there's no use in trying -- then we're in big trouble.

Rep. Brad Miller, 05/24/12

U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 13th Congressional District

The biggest banks argue that if the lesser mortals who populate the institutions of democratic government don't understand the intricacies of their business, then we just shouldn't meddle.

Paulina Porizkova, 05/24/12

Supermodel

The after-party was filled by the most stunning costumes and getups I had ever seen assembled in the same space: truly spectacular, like a tropical hothouse of the wildest, brightest carnivorous plants. We stayed all night, and stumbled out only in time for breakfast.

Joseph A. Palermo, 05/24/12

Associate Professor/Historian/Author

It's an uphill climb for Obama to even mildly criticize Mitt Romney for being a vulture capitalist given his lack of accomplishment in holding anyone on Wall Street accountable for the economic carnage they wreaked.

Mike Lux, 05/24/12

Partner, Democracy Partners

Here's the deal about this election year: Democrats are going to have blow off these attitudes by their Wall Street gang if they are going to have a chance to win this election.

Tasha Gordon-Solmon, 05/24/12

Playwright

Here's the other thing: Miss Piggy is so much more charismatic than Emily. It was almost unfair they had to share screen time. There was a running gag of Piggy getting jealous of Em and Kermit. And despite Kermit's best efforts to compliment Emily, it was clear he's way out of her league.

Annette Insdorf, 05/24/12

Director of undergraduate film studies, Columbia University, and author of PHILIP KAUFMAN

It's no surprise that Philip Kaufman -- perhaps the most European of American filmmakers -- was drawn to the passionate story of Ernest Hemingway and war correspondent Martha Gellhorn.

Michael Roth, 05/24/12

President, Wesleyan University

By no means is the three-year option for everyone. But if we can offer families the same quality undergraduate degree at a significantly reduced total price -- and I think we can -- why not do it?

Don Tapscott, 05/24/12

Advisor to government and business leaders; Author, 'Macrowikinomics'

Just as parents caution their children about the dangers of playing in the street or running with scissors, they must also educate and work with their children in developing personal privacy strategies.

SParker, 05/23/12

Blogger, "Adult Onset Atheist"

Yesterday I get one of "those" phone calls that parents dread. My daughter had been escorted to the front office by the principal, and was cooling her heels there until a parent could come in and sort stuff out. Her life of crime had begun.