Richard (RJ) Eskow, 03.17.2010
Consultant, Writer, Policy Analyst
Once upon a time, it seemed as if our leaders understood that "too big to fail" meant "too big to exist." But in Sen. Dodd's financial reform bill, the big banks won't be dismantled -- they'll be watched ... by a committee.
William Bradley, 03.17.2010
California-based Political Analyst NewWestNotes.com
Billionaire Meg Whitman, the seeming political cipher who would be governor of California, is purchasing endless amounts of unanswered advertising.
Lia Petridis Maiello, 03.17.2010
Journalist and editor
Coleman Bean is one of 160 soldiers who took their lives in 2009; that is the highest level since 2003. Awareness has developed that this problem can no longer be trivialized. Even better, the Army is frantically looking for solutions.
Paul Armentano, 03.17.2010
Deputy Director of NORML
It is time to remove the production and distribution of marijuana out of the hands of violent criminal enterprises and into the hands of licensed businesses, and the only way to do that is through legalization.
Norman Goldman, 03.17.2010
Attorney, Syndicated radio show host, 'The Norman Goldman Show'
Why is it that only the corporate Democrats can negotiate, whole those who want what's right for the American people always fold?
Mike Elk, 03.18.2010
Campaign for America's Future
The crisis with China is accelerating quickly, and is so severe that economist from all over the political spectrum are calling for the U.S. to take drastic action against China currency manipulation.
Rabbi Abraham Cooper, 03.17.2010
Associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and its Museum of Tolerance
While diplomats may sign treaties, it is people who make peace and the people of Israel have every right to ask this basic question: When will the hate end?
Bradley Burston, 03.17.2010
Columnist for Haaretz and Senior Editor, haaretz.com
Hamas has designated this day, in this place, its Day of Rage. In this context, why then, are smiles appearing on the faces of Mahmoud Zahar and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?
Joe Cirincione, 03.17.2010
President of Ploughshares Fund
April will begin possibly the busiest four months in arms control history -- packed with a new Nuclear Posture Review, START Treaty, Nuclear Security Summit, and the Review Conference to the Nonproliferation Treaty.
Raymond J. Learsy, 03.17.2010
Scholar and author, "Over a Barrel: Breaking Oil's Grip on Our Future"
Oil at $80 a barrel is an outrage and a reflection of this country's, as the world's largest consumer of oil, lack of leadership on matters oil pricing.
Cynthia Gordy, 03.17.2010
Washington Correspondent, Essence magazine
The organization in which Barack Obama got his start, the Gamaliel Foundation, is a faith-based group that helps create grassroots change. I talked to Gamaliel's President, Ann Smith.
Kate Saunders, 03.17.2010
Communications Director for the International Campaign for Tibet
Few noticed the significance of a gift that President Obama gave to the Dalai Lama -- telling the story of a relationship forged between the US and the Dalai Lama before Beijing asserted control over Tibet.
Rep. Luis Gutierrez, 03.17.2010
Congressman
After Barack Obama announced his candidacy, I promised the Latino community that -- at last -- we had a candidate who would fight for us and for our causes. But now I'm having doubts.
Taylor Marsh, 03.17.2010
Political analyst, commentator, with foreign policy focus
The current health care bill that Democrats are pushing actually limiting rights women have won through the courts over years.
Chez Pazienza, 03.17.2010
Editor of Deus Ex Malcontent, Author, Ex-Network News Producer, New Media Consultant
You don't give a forum to a guy who worships at the swollen feet of Rush Limbaugh and not expect him to draw controversy; on the contrary, it's why you hire him in the first place.
David Suissa, 03.17.2010
Founder of OLAM magazine, OLAM.org and weekly columnist for the Los Angeles Jewish Journal
Which act does more to undermine trust and the atmosphere for peace: a zoning permit for apartments or a memorial to terrorism?
David Bromwich, 03.17.2010
Professor of Literature at Yale
With the third intifada knocking at the door, the old American pattern -- an ever-renewable forgetfulness about the conduct of Israel and de facto postponement of the question of Palestine -- is less tenable than ever.
Karl Frisch, 03.17.2010
Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America
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MJ Rosenberg, 03.17.2010
Senior Fellow Media Matters Action Network
The policy has been consistent under both Democrats and Republicans: settlements are an obstacle to peace and endanger US interests. It might also be noted that the settlements do even more damage to Israel itself.
Jonathan Spalter, 03.17.2010
Chairman, Mobile Future
Today Washington witnessed a rare moment of comity with the release of the National Broadband Plan. Let's step back and appreciate the process that got us to this potentially historic day.
Jane Hamsher, 03.16.2010
Founder, FireDogLake.com
Obama's Deputy Campaign Manager is threatening to primary Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin if she defends a woman's right to choose from Ben Nelson's assault in the Senate.