Jeff A. Katz, 05/29/12

If we want to achieve the goals in front of us to make sure everyone can enjoy this luxury, we can't think that what works here is the solution that can be applied everywhere and instead of just leapfrogging, we're going to need to look before we leap.

Cat Carter, 05/28/12

Emergency Communications Manager, Save The Children

Thousands of Somalis have been forced to flee an ongoing military offensive in Afgooye Corridor, Southern Somalia. More than 5,000 people have arrived, many on foot and carrying nothing, into overcrowded Mogadishu. I'm standing in Sigale camp, Mogadishu, and the trickle of people struggling in becomes a torrent. Mothers carrying children and their meagre belongings look shattered and collapse under nearby trees.

Jim Fruchterman, 05/29/12

Founder, Benetech, MacArthur Fellow

Think of karma banking as the Golden Rule on steroids. Don't simply do unto others as you would have them do unto you: do triple the amount of good for others as you could ever imagine receiving back.

Mike Lux, 05/29/12

Partner, Democracy Partners

A government that would cut support to middle-class families trying to support their disabled children so the wealthy can get more tax breaks would be a government with no decency.

Mark Jones, 05/28/12

Executive Director for animal protection organisation Humane Society International/UK

Some private rhino owners are calling for the international trade ban... to be lifted so that the stockpiles of horn from rhinos who have died or been dehorned can be sold off. The idea that legalising trade in an endangered species can help to reduce poaching and protect the animals isn't new, and it can sound persuasive until you examine the evidence.

Kim Rabb, 05/29/12

Writer, public speaker on military affairs

Take a moment to reflect on why we are celebrating Memorial Day. It is due to the sacrifice of these soldiers, men and women who have fought for our freedom.

Michael McAfee, 05/29/12

Director of the Promise Neighborhoods Institute at PolicyLink

If we want a generation of well-rounded leaders making positive contributions to society tomorrow, we need to provide pathways to success today.

Franca Sozzani, 05/29/12

Editor in chief, Vogue Italia

Scandals are more media-friendly, while good deeds are usually not flaunted around. It's a good and admirable attitude. Yet mentioning good deeds once in a while may help understand that the fashion world is not just frivolous.

Rev. Jesse Jackson, 05/29/12

Civil rights activist

Making our neighborhoods safe won't be easy. We need to provide the young with the best, not the worst, educational opportunities. We need the police to make protecting the citizens of those streets a greater priority.

Bus 52, 05/29/12

5 Young People, 48 States, 1 Converted School Bus

"You find that match. That person and that dog are there for each other, and we just help them together."

Eva M. Clayton, 05/28/12

Fmr. Congresswoman and fmr. Assistant Director General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization

This G8 summit was, yet again, a missed opportunity for international leaders to make a real commitment to long-term food security and support for African and developing world farmers.

Kathy Kelly, 05/28/12

Co-coordinator, Voices for Creative Nonviolence

These women have seen no improvement in Afghanistan, and neither, they claim, has anyone they know. Poverty and the uncertainties of war seem to dictate their lives more surely than any government.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, 05/28/12

U.S. Senator from New York

While too many Americans are struggling in this economy, it's particularly difficult for our young vets. Currently, more than 12 percent of our veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan are unemployed. This is unacceptable.

Aloysius Boyle, 05/28/12

Captain, USMC

In these tragic moments, when we have lost a friend, son, brother, father, mother, sister, daughter or fiancé, we have not lost all that they accomplished in their lives. Their legacies and examples will withstand time, as long as we continue to honor the fallen.

Tireak C. Tulloch, 05/27/12

OIF Marine Corps Veteran, Junior Network Engineer for MTA Long Island Rail Road, Veteran Advocate

Last year a good friend of mine told me of how she felt of me being able to go to many places in honor of my fellow veterans. I don't consider it a vacation on any level, but as a way of continuing my duty. I believe this is how many veterans of my era and previous eras feel, as well.

Amy Koplow, 05/28/12

Executive Director, Hebrew Free Burial Association

The young soldiers of West Point performed the ultimate act of kindness in Judaism -- chesed shel emet, an act of loving kindness which cannot be repaid by the recipient of the act.

Dave Helfert, 05/27/12

Professor of Political Communication, Johns Hopkins University

This Memorial Day, honor those who have fallen in service to the nation. They have given the last full measure and they surely deserve our respect and gratitude. But take just a minute to honor those who fought in our wars and lived. For many, their battles are far from over.