Willow Bay, 10/12/11

Senior Editor of The Huffington Post

Commodities trader Michael Martin's new book takes a candid look at the psychology of successful trading, with an emphasis on the "softer" side of the art of the deal.

Curtis Roosevelt, 10/12/11

Author

Franklin Roosevelt usually fitted together in a pragmatic way what was morally right and politically useful. Can Barack Obama do the same?

Dr. Jill Biden, 10/12/11

Second Lady of the United States

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and it's an important time to consider the role that each of us can and must play in combating this disease.

Adam Winkler, 10/12/11

Professor of Law, UCLA

The Republicans in Congress have set their sights on Holder in what is likely to turn out to be the first major scandal of the Obama administration.

Gretchen Rubin, 10/12/11

Writer, The Happiness Project

How many times each day do you try to work yourself up to tackle some undesirable task? If you're like me -- several. Nothing is more exhausting than the task that is never started, so I've come up with some tricks to use on myself, to prod myself to get started.

Judy Shepard, 10/12/11

Co-Founder, Matthew Shepard Foundation

October cannot go by anymore, and never will again, without us wondering what might have been if hatred of gay, and lesbian, and bisexual, and transgendered people, and all those whom others simply think might be, had been rooted out long ago.

Joy Behar, 10/12/11

Host, HLN’s 'The Joy Behar Show'

In defending Hank Williams' right to speak his mind, I must also defend ESPN's right to part company with him. ESPN is a business and businesses have the right to fire employees.

Porter Gale, 10/12/11

Writer, Marketing Expert, Public Speaker

Amit, a member of the San Francisco tech community, has leukemia. He is also South Asian, a population that is dramatically under-represented in existing bone marrow registries.

Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D., 10/12/11

Motivational psychologist and author, 'Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals'

If no one points out to "Jim" in the office that his remarks about women are offensive, it's not likely he's going to figure it out on his own.

Derek Shearer, 10/12/11

Professor of Diplomacy at Occidental College and former US ambassador

Economic inequality in the US is outrageous, and Wall Street interests do heavily influence both political parties -- but being right about the situation does not mean that it will change. Your movement needs content -- and it needs dialogue. Here are a few modest suggestions.

Jamie Lee Curtis, 10/11/11

Actress, children's book author

I would not have thought that the gentle pleasures of being a wife and the mother -- playing a word game with friends and creating a beautiful home -- would be today's pastime for many, many women.

Georges Ugeux, 10/12/11

Chairman and CEO, Galileo Global Advisors

The vote by the U.S. Senate to proceed with sanctions to "punish" China for its currency policy is hypocritical and is a further sign of Washington's inability to deal with U.S. economic problems.

Linda Bergthold, 10/12/11

Health policy consultant

Most of us breathe a sigh of relief when we reach Medicare age because we think we will have coverage until we die. And we will. But we may not get all the options we want.

Alma and Colin Powell, 10/12/11

Chairman and Founding Chair, America's Promise Alliance

The volume of conversation about education has increased over the last few years, but what's often lost are the very real stories of the young people whose lives are impacted and the people and programs that are beating the odds.

Scarlett Johansson, 10/12/11

Actress

Here in Katiko, people are receiving approximately $25 USD a month in aid, which they spend on school fees, household items and food.

Bruce Ackerman and Anne Alstott, 10/12/11

With Beltway Democrats flirting with millionaire taxes, Occupy Wall Street is raising a more existential issue: the economic crisis is crushing the hopes of the younger generation.

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, 10/12/11

Rabbi and writer

The impermanence of property is the universal lesson behind the Jewish observance of Sukkot, which begins tonight. We largely move out of our homes into temporary homes and shelter called 'sukkas.' The message: never rely on money or property but on G-d alone for permanence.

Jesse Williams, 10/11/11

Actor, Former High School Teacher

During this prolonged economic downturn we need to raise awareness about the pervasiveness of child hunger in the USA now. We need to step up to help our struggling neighbors, family, and friends.

Arianna Huffington, 10/10/11

I'm in Paris this week to announce the upcoming launch of Le Huffington Post, in partnership with Le Monde and French media powerhouse Les Nouvelles Editions Indépendantes (LNEI).

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, 10/12/11

Senior Religion Editor for the Huffington Post

Occupy Wall Street has turned the spotlight in the general vicinity of Wall Street, but unfortunately it has yet to force Wall Street to articulate its own reason for existence.

Waymon Hudson, 10/12/11

LGBT rights activist

As a young gay man, I looked at the pictures of Matthew Shepard's face and could see my own. His life and death inspired me, as I'm sure it did many others, to become involved in the fight against hate, bigotry and inequality.

Brenda Peterson, 10/12/11

Author, 'I Want to Be Left Behind'

Every morning when I awoke with a lower back ache, I still denied the truth: This mattress, like my relationship, no longer supported me. So why stay in a bed that sagged under my spine like sorrow?

Dr. Josef Olmert, 10/12/11

Adjunct Professor, American University’s School of International Service

Egypt's involvement in the Gilad Shalit deal shows that even in the new, post-Mubarak era, the rulers of Egypt do not abandon their moderate role in Middle East politics.

Marc E. Agronin, 10/12/11

Psychiatrist, Affiliate Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, Author

Turning 40, it seems, doesn't have the cachet of near 90. Suddenly, not only is Betty White cool, but actually being old is cool.