Arianna Huffington is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, a nationally syndicated columnist, and author of twelve books. She is also co-host of “Left, Right & Center,” public radio’s popular political roundtable program.

In May 2005, she launched The Huffington Post, a news and blog site that has quickly become one of the most widely-read, linked to, and frequently-cited media brands on the Internet.

In 2006, she was named to the Time 100, Time Magazine's list of the world’s 100 most influential people.

Originally from Greece, she moved to England when she was 16 and graduated from Cambridge University with an M.A. in economics. At 21, she became president of the famed debating society, the Cambridge Union.

* "Right Is Wrong: How the Lunatic Fringe Hijacked America, Shredded the Constitution, and Made Us All Less Safe" was published in 2008. Both a withering indictment and a hopeful call to arms, "Right Is Wrong" makes the case that America has been hijacked from within by the “lunatic fringe” of the Right that has taken over the Republican Party –- enabled by a compliant media that act as if there is no such thing as truth and are more interested in cozying up to those in power than in holding them accountable.
* "On Becoming Fearless....in Love, Work and Life" is Huffington's most personal book to date, offering a road map for achieving fearlessness in every aspect of life, a straight-to the point manifesto on how to be bold, how to say what needs to be said and do what needs to be done in order to find the freedom to love, lead and succeed.
* “Fanatics and Fools: The Game Plan for Winning Back America”, offers a scathing portrait of our contemporary political landscape with a bold, inspiring and practical approach to restoring America to the promise envisioned by our greatest leaders. It was published in 2004.
* “Pigs at the Trough: How Corporate Greed and Political Corruption are Undermining America,” a New York Times bestseller, was published in 2003.
* “How to Overthrow the Government,” on the corruption of our political system and the need for reform, was published in 2000.
* “Greetings from the Lincoln Bedroom,” a political satire, was published in 1998.
* “The Fourth Instinct,” on the longing for meaning in a secular world, was published in 1994.
* “Picasso: Creator and Destroyer,” a biography of Pablo Picasso was published in 1988. It was a major international bestseller, translated into 16 languages. The book was made into a film starring Anthony Hopkins as Picasso and produced by Merchant-Ivory for Warner Bros.
* “The Gods of Greece,” celebrates the power of myths as guides to forgotten dimensions of life and ourselves. Atlantic Monthly Press republished it with paintings by Françoise Gilot
* “The Woman behind the Legend,” published in 1981, a biography of Maria Callas quickly became an international bestseller.
* “After Reason,” on political leadership and the intersection of politics and culture was published in 1978.
* “The Female Woman,” on the changing roles of women, was published in 1974 by Random House and translated into 11 languages.

Huffington has made guest appearances on numerous television shows, including “Charlie Rose,” “Oprah,” “Nightline,” “Real Time with Bill Maher,” “Inside Politics,” “Larry King Live,” “Hardball,” “Good Morning America,” the “Today” show, “Countdown” and “The O’Reilly Factor.”

She serves on several boards that promote community solutions to social problems, including A Place Called Home, which works with at-risk children in South Central Los Angeles. She also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Archer School for Girls.

Arianna Huffington lives in Los Angeles with her two teenage daughters.

Blog Entries by Arianna Huffington

Fear Factor: What's Keeping the President From Picking the Best Person to Protect Consumers?

895 Comments | Posted July 27, 2010 | 05:27 PM (EST)


On Monday, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs lauded Elizabeth Warren as "a terrific candidate" to lead the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: "I don't think any criticism in any way by anybody would disqualify her."

So why isn't the White House rushing to nominate her for the...

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A Chance to Break Through: How You Can Use Crises to Transform Your Life

413 Comments | Posted July 26, 2010 | 03:25 AM (EST)


A month ago, when Tony Robbins was passing through New York, we met for a drink. In the course of our conversation, we realized that -- from our different perspectives -- we both had been thinking about a similar problem: how can people faced with enormous challenges carry on without...

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Sunday Roundup

376 Comments | Posted July 25, 2010 | 12:00 AM (EST)


This week, President Obama signed the financial regulation bill, Facebook signed up its 500 millionth member, and the Senate Judiciary committee signed off on Elena Kagan. But the news cycle was dominated by the media frenzy over Shirley Sherrod. BigGovernment.com turned the obscure USDA worker's tale of racial...

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Wheels Up: Announcing the Launch of HuffPost Travel

117 Comments | Posted July 20, 2010 | 06:00 PM (EST)


Some of my happiest moments -- as well as my most enriching and enlightening moments -- have come through travel. Which is why I'm delighted to announce the launch of our newest section, HuffPost Travel.

I still remember the excitement of my first trip out of Athens, when...

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Sunday Roundup

213 Comments | Posted July 17, 2010 | 11:56 PM (EST)


This week, the SEC settled its fraud case against Goldman Sachs for $550 million (Four days' worth of Goldman's 2009 revenues), without the banking giant having to admit legal wrongdoing or fire any senior executives. On the same day, Congress passed a financial reform bill that left Wall...

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The Unemployment Benefits Stalemate: Our Broken Politics on Full Display

2032 Comments | Posted July 12, 2010 | 07:08 PM (EST)


It's a terrible calamity that those in charge never should have allowed to happened, it's doing incalculable damage that will last for generations, and even as the destruction continues to spread, the government seems powerless to stop it.

No, I'm not talking about BP and the Gulf....

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Sunday Roundup

282 Comments | Posted July 10, 2010 | 12:40 AM (EST)


This was not a good week for those in the media who insist on looking at every issue using the exhausted left vs. right framing. First, Barney Frank and Ron Paul took to HuffPost, making the case that substantial cuts in the bloated defense budget must be a...

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PolitiFact Embraces Equivocation, the Truth Gets Squeezed

2718 Comments | Posted July 5, 2010 | 03:30 PM (EST)


Whenever I speak about the future of media, I get the most positive reaction when I talk about the urgent need to create an online tool that makes it possible to instantly fact-check politicians and commentators as they speak (a bubble pops up, containing the actual facts supporting...

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Sunday Roundup

257 Comments | Posted July 3, 2010 | 11:56 PM (EST)


Happy 4th of July! This week, the House authorized an additional $30 billion to fund the war in Afghanistan. Any time the funding of jobs programs or unemployment benefits is raised, our leaders immediately go into sticker shock. But they don't bat an eye when it's time to sign the...

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The Afghanistan Paradox: When the War's Defenders Make the Case for Why We Should Stay, They End Up Making the Case for Why We Should Go

1093 Comments | Posted June 28, 2010 | 07:23 PM (EST)


Well, President Obama has succeeded in bringing at least one soldier home from Afghanistan -- welcome back, Gen. McChrystal. Now if he can just hold true to his plan to begin bringing the other 100,000 or so home next year.

Before the president fired McChrystal, many wondered...

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Sunday Roundup

286 Comments | Posted June 27, 2010 | 12:00 AM (EST)


A rolling stone gathers no moss, and this week a loose-tongued General got steamrolled by a paper one. President Obama did the right thing in canning McChrystal. But his appointment of David Petraeus bodes very badly for the July 2011 withdrawal start date. Last week, Petraeus hinted as much, telling...

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Sunday Roundup

255 Comments | Posted June 20, 2010 | 12:12 AM (EST)


Tough to say who needs remedial PR training more, BP chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg, who this week referred to those affected by the Gulf catastrophe as "the small people" or Texas Rep. Joe Barton who used a high-profile hearing on the Hill to apologize to BP and

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Announcing HuffPost Arts: The Curtain Goes Up

230 Comments | Posted June 16, 2010 | 04:43 PM (EST)


I can still remember my reaction to certain works of art -- the first time I saw Mozart's Magic Flute at Covent Garden, the first time I saw Nureyev leap from the ballet stage and hang midway between heaven and earth, or the many times I stood in front of...

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Five-Word Webby Speech: Coming Down to the Wire

362 Comments | Posted June 14, 2010 | 01:01 PM (EST)


On Friday, I asked for suggestions for the five-word acceptance speech I should give at tonight's Webby Awards.

Your response has been tremendous: over 3,000 suggestions so far. Not surprisingly, Gulf-related references dominated, although there were a number of 5-word plays on the president's performance, tea parties, Arizona,...

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Sunday Roundup

339 Comments | Posted June 12, 2010 | 11:44 PM (EST)


After making a $209.8 billion profit since 2000, we're hearing talk about BP going bankrupt (the better to avoid fines and settlements, my dear), while the Chamber of Commerce is suggesting that taxpayers, not just BP, should be responsible for the cost of the Gulf clean up. Shades of the...

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Help, I Need a Five-Word Speech for the Webby Awards!

2811 Comments | Posted June 11, 2010 | 08:30 AM (EST)


Monday night in New York, HuffPost will receive a Webby Award as the People's Voice Winner for Best Political Blog (thanks to everyone who voted for us). And congratulations to our great HuffPost team.

As is the tradition at the Webbys, award winners only get five words for their acceptance...

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Can Technology Forge a New Relationship Between Government and the Public?

328 Comments | Posted June 7, 2010 | 07:32 PM (EST)


Watching the news, it's easy to conclude that "Yes We Can" has been replaced with, "Actually, On Second Thought... We Probably Can't." We can't plug the damn hole, we can't get rid of too-big-to-fail banks, we can't pass an adequate foreclosures bill, we can't pass an adequate jobs bill. The...

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Sunday Roundup

814 Comments | Posted June 6, 2010 | 12:45 AM (EST)


Isn't it interesting how so many Gulf state Republicans are anti-big government -- until they need its help? It's "big government for me, but not for thee." You know what they say: a Republican is just a Democrat who hasn't been the victim of a catastrophic oil spill yet. The...

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Offshore Corporate Tax Havens: Why Are They Still Allowed?

1154 Comments | Posted June 1, 2010 | 06:34 PM (EST)


The bracing reality that America has two sets of rules -- one for the corporate class and another for the middle class -- has never been more indisputable.

The middle class, by and large, plays by the rules, then watches as its jobs disappear -- and the Senate takes a...

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Sunday Roundup

1193 Comments | Posted May 29, 2010 | 11:59 PM (EST)


Now, I'm a huge Paul McCartney and Beatles fan. But when I saw that the president will be hosting a concert honoring Sir Paul next week, my first reaction wasn't, "I hope they play 'Hey, Jude.'" Given the White House's decidedly tame response to the BP disaster (perfectly summed up...

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