Alec Baldwin, 9/10/11

Actor

I believe what has been lost since 9/11 is any real discussion of peace as a component of our foreign policy. You almost never hear anyone talk about peace now.

Sec. Hilda Solis, 9/9/11

U.S. Secretary of Labor

On this weekend's solemn anniversary, we honor the sacrifices of our first responders who ran into burning buildings while others ran out. The selflessness of our firefighters, police, EMTs and hazmat workers who were first on the scene inspired the world.

James Zogby, 9/10/11

President, the Arab American Institute; Author, "Arab Voices"

Ten years have now passed since that fateful September day, and just as it hurts to recall the horror and the death and profound sense of loss we suffered back then, it is as painful to think of all that we have lost and the damage we have done to so many others and to ourselves in the decade that followed.

Robert Klitzman, M.D., 9/10/11

Professor of clinical psychiatry, Director of the Masters of Bioethics Program, Columbia University.

Ten years ago, my sister died at the World Trade Center. That day, the world changed -- as did my life, and that of my family. Every year since, on the anniversary of that day, my family and I debate whether to go to ground zero.

David Wild, 9/10/11

TV Writer; Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone; Author, 'He Is... I Say'

Ten years after 9/11, my wife and I still have no better explanation to offer our sons -- now 12 and 14 -- for what on earth happened that day than the poetic one that Stevie Wonder somehow understood a quarter century before those twin towers fell.

Matthew Dowd, 9/10/11

Political Strategist

Here we are today, on the eve of the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, going into an important presidential election, and the bitterness between leaders of the political parties is at an all-time high.

Michelle Chen, 9/10/11

Blogger, Colorlines and In These Times

For thousands of workers, this anniversary of 9/11 is an especially deep measure of loss -- not just the immediate loss of life, but years of lost opportunities to make still-neglected victims whole.

Dan Collins, 9/9/11

New York Editor-At-Large of The Huffington Post

Ten years later, it's easier to acknowledge where we fell short. We're wiser -- in some ways But wen we retell the story of 9/11, we generally gloss over the fact that some of the first responders who died might have lived.

Derek Henry Flood, 9/9/11

Independent Editor, Writer and Photojournalist

A decade of talking about who has won and who has lost is both immaterial and intellectually childish. It was never about winning or losing. It is about carrying on with life. Getting on with the business of this awkwardly, unevenly integrating world.

Bishop T.D. Jakes, 9/9/11

Senior Pastor, Potter's House, Texas

In spite of such pain we honor you as the God and guide who has enabled us to endure what we thought was impossible. Thank you for your sovereign grace that guides us beyond one moment of terror to a collective destiny beyond that moment.

Mark Hyman, MD, 9/10/11

Practicing physician

What can you do to help your child and what can we do as a nation to raise a smarter, fitter, happier generation of children? It is a two-part solution.

Dennis A. Henigan, 9/10/11

Acting President, Brady Campaign; Author, 'Lethal Logic'

In response to the horrific tragedy of September 11, 2001, federal officials have taken extraordinary steps to prevent other airliners from being turned into incendiary devices. Yet Congress has repeatedly failed to deny suspected or known terrorists easy access to guns and explosives.

Adam Winkler, 9/9/11

Professor of Law, UCLA

Gun control advocates fear, and gun rights proponents sometimes hope, the Second Amendment will transform our cities into modern-day versions of Dodge. This is all based on a widely shared misunderstanding of the Wild West.

John Farr, 9/10/11

Editor, bestmoviesbyfarr.com

At a time of profound cynicism, uncertainty and frustration within our own borders, if nothing else, these two amazing films remind us that in the very worst of times, it's possible to find the best in ourselves.

Josey Vogels, 9/10/11

Sexpert

You have to decide what you can and can't live with. If she's gotta be blonde and thin, that's your thing. Don't apologize for it. But if you're frustrated because you're not finding blonde, thin women, that's a problem. You might try adding a few other items to your list.

Marian Wright Edelman, 9/9/11

President, Children's Defense Fund

As rampant unemployment and housing foreclosures ravage families across our nation, an increasing number of children are living in households headed by grandparents and other relatives, often three generations sharing scarce resources due to the recession.

John I. Gilderbloom and Gregory D. Squires, 9/10/11

Foreclosures continue to devastate millions of families and the communities in which they live. But it is not reckless or greedy homeowners who are the problem.

Rick Steves, 9/9/11

Rick Steves (www.ricksteves.com) writes European travel guidebooks and hosts travel shows on public television and public radio.

I noticed that the US State Department has issued a travel advisory for the tenth anniversary of 9/11. In our post-9/11 world, considering the importance of building bridges rather than walls, I'd like to issue an advisory against not traveling.

Richard (RJ) Eskow, 9/9/11

Consultant, Writer, Senior Fellow with The Campaign for America's Future

Republicans from Taft to Bush have done the right thing for their country. But today's Republicans are a nihilistic pack who would turn against everything their predecessors believed in, in the name of selfishness and greed.

Michael Roth, 9/9/11

President, Wesleyan University

On this 10th anniversary of 9/11 let us simply acknowledge the claim that our painful memories still have on us. Let us recognize with piety that we still carry the traces of those traumatic events with us, and that we acknowledge their importance to us without trying to use them.

Amb. Marc Ginsberg, 9/9/11

Former U.S. Ambassador to Morocco

If 9/11 represented a "clash of civilizations" it also compelled a "shotgun relationship" between the U.S. and the Middle East.

Bishop Gene Robinson, 9/9/11

Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire; Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress

While I believe ours to be the greatest country on earth, one that has done so much to improve the world, I also believe we have much for which we should repent.

Marlo Thomas, 9/9/11

Award-winning actress, author and activist

This week, I had the privilege of sitting down with three remarkable young women who all had parents who died in the north tower of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Here is what I learned.

Brian Levin, J.D., 9/9/11

Director, Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, California State University

The news of a specific, credible, yet uncorroborated terrorist threat to coincide with the tenth anniversary period of the 9/11 attacks highlights the amorphous nature of the contemporary risk landscape.