Eric Ehrmann, 12.28.2009
Writes on sports and global issues from Brazil. He is a member of PEN.
While the left snivels over the literary Camus, the compte rendu on the author is that of an individual who touched the world in an effort to promote the universal rights of man implicit in the French social contract.
Robyn Griggs Lawrence, 12.28.2009
Editor-in-chief, Natural Home Magazine
When we chose projects from the Natural Home arsenal to decorate the president's guest house, we had no idea we were so in tune with the Obama family's ideas. We were all thinking decoupage.
Georgianne Nienaber, 12.28.2009
Investigative journalist, searcher, and author
The world will never dispatch a savior to Congo who, like the paraplegic Marine Jake in the James Cameron epic Avatar, will damn self-serving interests and decide to protect a unique world and complicated society.
Chris Weigant, 12.26.2009
Author, Political Commentator, and Blogger (ChrisWeigant.com)
Welcome once again to our year-end wrap-up and awards ceremony. Honesty dictates that I immediately genuflect to The McLaughlin Group, from whom I have stolen all these award categories.
Steve Clemons, 12.24.2009
Publisher of "The Washington Note"
Obama's victory ahead in signing major health care legislation would have been cleaner, stronger, better with Ted Kennedy at his side.
Jeff Stein, 12.23.2009
SpyTalk Columnist
What good is a cover story if the U.S. government won't back it up?
That's essentially the question former CIA officer Sabrina DeSousa is asking a fe...
Bruce Kluger & David Slavin, 12.23.2009
Regular contributors to National Public Radio’s All Things Considered
Just when Barack Obama thought his toughest decisions were behind him--his Afghanistan strategy, tackling unemployment, what to say to Tiger Woods i...
David Kroodsma, 12.18.2009
Hopenhagen Ambassador and HuffPost's citizen journalist at the UN Climate Change Conference
Al Gore reminded us today of how far we've come. He recalled that in Kyoto, only one head of state was in attendance. Now over 160 arrived to negotiate.
Robyn Griggs Lawrence, 12.17.2009
Editor-in-chief, Natural Home Magazine
We were one of six magazines invited to decorate rooms at the U.S. State Department and Blair House, the president's guest house--and we had to get gorgeous, green decor installed by December 4
Rep. Diana DeGette, 12.17.2009
U.S. Representative from Colorado
We told a delegation from India that no agreement can occur without transparency in reporting progress by the developing world. Without the ability to verify, what good is an agreement?
Edward Lozzi, 12.17.2009
Last month, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton publicly voiced her support and threw the weight of her office behind a Hague parental kidnapping case of a boy kidnapped by his mother four years ago.
Rob Asghar, 12.18.2009
Author of the forthcoming "Lessons from the Holy Wars"
As a Pakistani-American, and presumably one of "these people," I believe that my people have perhaps one last, best chance to define who we are, before Glenn Beck and jihadists do it for us.
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen, 12.17.2009
Co-Hosts, Green News Report
IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: COP15 Cop-out? Copenhagen climate talks stalled in the last days -- or are they? Our special coverage continues... PLUS: A...
Andy Ostroy, 12.17.2009
New York City-based political analyst
When will Democrats learn who they're battling? When will the party finally wise up and fight to the death for what it believes in?
Omid Memarian, 12.17.2009
Award Winning Journalist, writes for the IPS News Agency
The Iranian government has announced that they will try the three American citizens who strayed into Iran in late July. How can the U.S. help free them?
Neil Hicks, 12.18.2009
International Policy Adviser for Human Rights First
In the past week the Obama administration has taken steps to clarify and disseminate its policy with respect to the promotion of human rights and demo...
William Bradley, 12.17.2009
California-based Political Analyst NewWestNotes.com
Obama has cobbled together some impressive-looking cards, including action in California. But he's nowhere near signing a Copenhagen Protocol, were one to emerge, which it will not.
Joe Favorito, 12.16.2009
Sports and entertainment communications, marketing and branding consultant
Time then moves ahead, and alas, our sporting President has moved on to bigger issues than pickup ball.
The Media Consortium, 12.16.2009
Network of Leading Progressive Independent Journalism Organizations
By Alison Hamm, Media Consortium Blogger
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (Cop15) turned ugly today when police officers beat back hundre...
Taylor Marsh, 12.19.2009
Political analyst, commentator, with foreign policy focus
President Obama doesn't care. It's a win or bust for him, with the health care train now careening towards an end of the year crash.
Diane Tucker, 12.15.2009
Writer/producer/director living in Washington DC
The experience of running convinced me that women have a tremendous natural ability for politics. We just have to get over our fear of it and go for the brass ring.