Ricki Lake, 1/19/12

Performer

I produced the 2008 documentary The Business of Being Born to educate women about their choices in childbirth, and raise questions about maternity care in the U.S.

Bob Cesca, 1/19/12

Host of The Bob & Chez Show, Media Producer

Should we undermine the most progressive-minded president in at least a generation and will his failure help or hurt the progressive cause? Will his failure pave the way for a more progressive president or a less progressive president? This is the debate on the left.

Marlo Thomas, 1/19/12

Award-winning actress, author, and activist

I will not stand by and see other families destroyed. We must defeat bullying. Parents, teachers, grandparents, and -- most of all -- kids, must band together and stop this epidemic in our schools and on our playgrounds.

Christy Turlington Burns, 1/19/12

Model, writer, entrepreneur, spokesperson, advocate, and filmmaker

It was not long ago when we stood by in distant and utter shock, praying only as we could for the well being of the Haitian people.

Roger Martin, 1/19/12

Author, 'Fixing the Game'

Will there continue to be trade-offs between shareholder value maximization and social good? Absolutely. We live in an imperfect world. Does there have to be a trade-off between the two in all instances? Only if we collectively decide to make it so. Let's not.

Harvey Karp, 1/19/12

Pediatrician. Author of The Happiest Baby on the Block and The Happiest Toddler on the Block.

In truth, all parents need support. That's why the ancient adage, "It takes a village to raise a child," has stuck over the years. Far from indicating failure, asking for help is actually a sign of courage and strength.

Leila Mouri, 1/19/12

Iranian women's rights activist, journalist and Ph.D. candidate, Columbia University

The naked photos of Golshifteh Farahani emerged in the moment when Iranian youth are transforming the political and social language of their country, freeing themselves from any state-imposed discourse towards women in their "public" presence.

Rozanne Gold, 1/19/12

Chef and author

For me, the most interesting thing about vodka is the food that it accompanies: Ergo, the history of the smorgasbord.

Jeff Jarvis, 1/19/12

Author, 'Public Parts' and 'What Would Google Do?'

The Internet has helped untold publics to form. Yesterday, the Internet became a public.

Nancy Huehnergarth, 1/19/12

Co-founder and executive director, New York State Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Alliance

Could Deen's diabetes diagnosis act as a wake up call to those in denial about the relationship between what you eat and your health?

Dan Collins, 1/19/12

New York Editor-at-Large, The Huffington Post

Anything that makes Donald Trump money is a bad idea in my book. Mark this down as a bad week. The city has granted Trump the right to run a golf course in Bronx that New York City taxpayers are spending at least $184 million to build.

Janet Tavakoli, 1/19/12

President, Tavakoli Structured Finance

If you've Googled gold or silver, you've come across sites that are breathless about the possibility of manipulation of metals prices. The problem with the Internet is that it's new, too new to capture the rich history of the financial markets.

Elizabeth Warren, 1/19/12

Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts

I am running for the United States Senate because I think it's time we take the "People's Seat" back from Wall Street. But I need your help -- today, on the anniversary of Scott Brown's special election -- to help us take back this seat for middle class families in Massachusetts.

Daniel Cluchey, 1/19/12

Student, Harvard Law School

The days of the sit-in are gone, replaced not a moment too soon by the days of the status update.

Joanne Wilson, 1/19/12

Women Entrepreneurs Festival Co-Chair; Blogger, Gotham Gal

This year we chose the theme "making it." A maker is a person who creates something. Women tend to create businesses that fill a void in their lives. As women we tend to have this desire to take care of others. It is innate.

Gary Shapiro, 1/19/12

President and CEO, the Consumer Electronics Association

We've all heard of the geeks -- Jobs, Bezos, Chambers, Ellison, Gates, Jacobs, Zuckerberg. But political Washington has never much concerned itself with the geek community. Yesterday, that changed.

Caryl Rivers, 1/19/12

Professor of Journalism, Boston University

One day I would like to pick up the Atlantic and see a well-reported article about American women that's without the "What the hell are they up to now?" brand of alarm.

Christopher Sands, 1/19/12

Senior fellow, Hudson Institute

The only certain winner in the Keystone decision is China, which is now one step closer to being able to access Canadian oil at no cost to them. Stephen Harper will now use his visit to China in February to promote Canadian oil.

Lisa Belkin, 1/18/12

Senior Columnist on Life/Work/Family, Huffington Post

I hope you understand that while the words attributed to you may have been fake, the response of countless fans to what they thought was your announcement was very, very real.

Chase Madar, 1/19/12

Lawyer, writer

Knowledge may indeed have its risks, but how many civilian deaths can actually be traced to the WikiLeaks revelations? How many military deaths? To the best of anyone's knowledge, not a single one.

Robert Koehler, 1/19/12

Syndicated writer

In the game of war, where nothing is sacred except the supremacy of power -- winning -- this is where power stops and humanity begins: You must respect your enemy's dead body.

Jonathan Miller, 1/19/12

TheRecoveringPolitician.com

Today I venture to do the unthinkable: try to convince liberals and progressives like myself to learn to love the latter-day poster boy of conservative Christian America.

Pilar Marrero, 1/19/12

Journalist

Mitt Romney's presidential campaign announced its first Spanish commercial on the same day that it proudly touted the endorsement by Kris Kobach, Kansas Secretary of State and the brains behind all of the anti immigrant state laws that are so odious to most Latinos.

Andrew Brandt, 1/19/12

President, The National Football Post

Arian Foster and Ray Rice are free agents in six weeks and (although unlikely) could find themselves in different uniforms next year. Let's examine.