Exclusive Interview with Michael Phelps

Paul Krassner, 07.10.2009

Author

I was so busy getting treated like a horny Jesus that I forgot that there could possibly be a Judas in the room.

The Republican Summer Olympics of 2009

Gary Cohan, 06.29.2009

Physician, Radio Host, Author, Civil Rights Activist

Republicans' private embraces are often in complete contradistinction with their own oft-trumpeted, Biblically-mandated "moral" guidelines for the rest of us.

Liu Xiaobo and China's Future

Minky Worden, 06.27.2009

Media Director of Human Rights Watch

The recent arrest of Liu Xiaobo, a mild-mannered and witty writer in Beijing, shows that the government still lacks the confidence to tolerate political criticism.

Why Palestinians Were So Quick To Reject Netanyahu's Speech

Daoud Kuttab, 06.17.2009

Palestinian journalist residing in Jerusalem and Amman

Imagine if in the past fifteen years you have been allowed all the trappings of a state. Since 1996 you have been allowed to field an Olympic team. That you have an elected parliament and an elected president.

Why I'm in Switzerland (Trying to Meet the IOC)

Tom Tresser, 06.16.2009

Tom is an educator, organizer and consultant in Chicago's creative community.

As far as we know, no other group of citizens has taken this journey to Switzerland and the heart of the Olympic movement to present their protests directly to the IOC in defiance of the leaders of their city's bid apparatus.

The Stain on China's Pro-Democracy Movement: A Final Word About Tiananmen

Phillip Martin, 06.12.2009

Writer and Public Radio Producer

It's been a week since the official 20th anniversary commemoration of the historic Tiananmen Square demonstrations. But before the memory of those ev...

How To Get A Job: Be A Black Belt At Networking

Eli Davidson, 06.21.2009

Reinvention Expert,Executive Coach and Speaker

Network with everyone and do it all the time. Help comes from the most unlikely people and places sometimes.

Going, Going, Gone? Will Chicago Tear Down Buildings by Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius?

Edward Lifson, 05.23.2009

The best way to promote sustainable, environmentally responsible architecture is to adaptively reuse buildings where possible. The Michael Reese campus is the perfect place.

Skate Cayman brings Skateboarding from sub- to sun-culture.

Kelly O'Reilly, 05.23.2009

Whether your perception of skateboarding revolves around adherence to a die-hard subculture, vaguely dangerous rebellion or, I don't know, that heartb...

Sorry Tiger Woods, but Golf in the Olympics Is a Stupid Idea

Matthew DeBord, 05.19.2009

Writes on cars, car culture and sports, regular contributor to Slate

As we insist on adding competitions that let the pros in to a greater and greater extent, the chance to see more offbeat yet potentially thrilling contests evaporates.

How Play Is Changing Children's Lives

Julia Moulden, 05.12.2009

New Radical: how we earn our living can become the way we give back.

Children need play for their physical, psychological, and social development.

Sons of Cuba-Interview with Director Andrew Lang

Robyn Hillman-Harrigan, 05.08.2009

I spent the weekend in North Carolina at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival and had the great pleasure of getting to see many inspiring and thought provoking films.

No Games Chicago Rallies April 2nd

Tom Tresser, 04.25.2009

Tom is an educator, organizer and consultant in Chicago's creative community.

The Olympics are being sold to the people of Chicago with a massive, hype machine-fueled litany of promises and claims.

EU vs US Food Fight Obama's First Foreign Policy Test?

Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn, 04.23.2009

Hedonism Evangelist

Roquefort is an odd target since the Euro ban is on all US beef. The wonderful blue veined sheep cheese comes only from the area around the small town of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon.

Sony, Google Team for Kindle Killer: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer March 19, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 04.19.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

Sony and Google have teamed to fight Amazon in the e-book market. The two companies are expected to announce a partnership today, which would give S...

China's Top Dissident Breaks Silence on Freeman

Ashley Rindsberg, 04.18.2009

After news of Freeman's appointment was leaked, a group of Chinese dissidents, including pro-democracy activists from the Tiananmen Square protests, wrote a letter to Obama protesting the decision.

Our WebRadio Shows This weekend!

Steve Parker, 03.14.2009

Journalist/Broadcaster covering the auto industry and auto racing for 35 years.

Our guest Saturday will be Doug Coleman, Toyota's US marketing manager for the Prius gas/electric hybrid.

The International Impact of China's Olympic Moment

Jeffrey Wasserstrom, 04.03.2009

Professor of History, UC Irvine

The Beijing Games should be seen as a part of an ongoing, ambitious, and so far partially successful re-branding effort on the part of the Chinese Communist Party.

What If Help Were Closer Than You Think?

Dr. Cara Barker, 03.28.2009

pioneering Voice for the Sacred Feminine's Heart-Centered Living

We are going to get through this, together. As President Obama put it: "We will rebuild." Despite the downward spiraling charts depicting this globa...

Olympic Bid is a Chance to Showcase Our Diversity

Cheryle Jackson, 03.19.2009

It's troubling that after two years of holding fundraising dinners with the rich, Chicago 2016 has yet to truly showcase one of the city's best assets - its diversity.

Olympic Proof: India is Not Chinahttp://editorial.huffingtonpost.com/mt.cgi?__mode=view&_type=entry&id=166101&blog_id=3

Shashi Tharoor, 03.14.2009

Chairman of Afras Ventures, prize-winning author

It has become rather fashionable these days to speak of India and China in the same breath. These are the two big countries said to be taking over the...