Gilbert B. Kaplan, 11.06.2009
Former Deputy Assistant and Acting Assistant Secretary of the U. S. Department of Commerce
We have neglected the manufacturing base of our economy in much the same way we have neglected financial regulation. There simply is no manufacturing policy in the United States.
Paul Fitzgerald, 09.30.2009
U.S. missteps in Afghanistan stretch back to the Bush administration's decision to court the warlords.
Erik Ose, 07.05.2009
It was one year ago today that Hillary Clinton announced plans to suspend her campaign for the Democratic nomination, and urged her supporters to unite behind Barack Obama.
Shashi Tharoor, 06.20.2009
Member of Parliament, Minister of State for External Affairs, Government of India
New Delhi -- A month after they first queued to vote in India's mammoth general election, the country's voters will learn the outcome on May 16. The e...
Shunit Harpaz, 03.28.2009
Netanyahu's government will not last long. The only hope is that Israelis will regain their composure and next time vote for peace-longing parties and Prime Minister.
Lawrence Lessig, 02.09.2009
Co-founder of Change Congress, founding board member, Creative Commons
We're giving Congress a choice: you can either have our money or money from special interests, but not both. We'll reward the reformers. But those who oppose reform won't get any money from us.
Mary Lyon, 02.07.2009
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Jeffrey Shaffer, 02.06.2009
To those who are already planning for the 2012 elections: if challenged by a reporter to back up your claims, simply say, "The issue isn't about facts. It's about starting a necessary discussion."
Gerald Bracey, 02.04.2009
Fellow at the Education Policy Studies Laboratory at Arizona State University
That huge sucking sound you hear is Republicans trying to control their laughter. The two groups duking it out over education are largely within the Democratic Party.
Jacqueline Salit, 02.02.2009
Executive Editor of The Neo-Independent magazine
Gone are the days when independent voting was the province of the "conservative white male." It's estimated that more than 20% of the independents who voted for Obama are people of color.
Maegan Carberry, 01.29.2009
Online at maegancarberry.com, co-host of Wilshire & Washington
To remind people of the absurdity that dictates who makes the most important decisions on earth, this week I am publishing my emails from the time I spent in Iowa last winter while making a video about the caucus process.
Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman, 01.23.2009
Michael Connell now joins such critical players as Paul Wellstone, John Tower, JFK, Jr., and many more critical public figures who have died in small plane crashes at questionable moments.
Lincoln Mitchell, 01.15.2009
Assistant Professor in the Practice of International Politics, Columbia University
Obama's record-shattering fundraising was a key piece of his election victory allowing him to not only dominate the airwaves, but to implement his campaign's brilliantly planned field campaign.
The Uptake, 01.12.2009
On Friday the Board may take action on those ballots which could determine the outcome of Minnesota's very close US Senate race between Al Franken and Norm Coleman.
Marie Wilson, 01.09.2009
An advocate of women’s issues for more than 30 years
Men see other men in places of leadership, and they step up to the plate to either join or unseat them. But women, who see too few of their counterparts in positions of political power, wait to be invited.
Jeffrey Feldman, 01.09.2009
Author of Framing The Debate and Outright Barbarous, Founder of Frameshop blog
When Pat Boone calls Prop-8 protesters "sexual jihadists," he says less about the nature of political discourse in America than he does about the bad habits of right-wing pundit class.
Frank Sharry, 01.05.2009
Frank Sharry is Founder and Executive Director of America's Voice
Joshua Hoyt, executive director of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, had a thorough piece in today's Chicago Tribune on just w...
Jeff Schweitzer, 12.27.2008
Marine Biologist and Former Clinton White House Science Advisor
The cat apparently has Rush Limbaugh's tongue. We hear none of his blather about the "Obama recession" after the market rose nearly 800 points in two days in a vote of confidence.
Kat Cohen, 12.22.2008
With a record number of students graduating in Spring 2009, combined with a depressed economy, colleges will be flooded with applications.
Mark Bazer, 12.20.2008
Mark Bazer writes a syndicated humor column and hosts The Interview Show in Chicago
Fivethirtyeight's and Baseball Prospectus' Nate Silver recently appeared on a talk show I host at the Hideout called The Interview Show. Here is video of the interview.
Abby L. Ferber, 12.19.2008
Scholar and Author
Of course people always want to know if the children of LGBT parents are more likely to grow up to become gay or lesbian themselves. The answer is no.