Robert Reich, 02/27/12

Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy, University of California at Berkeley; Author, 'Aftershock'

A party of birthers, creationists, theocrats, climate-change deniers, nativists, gay-bashers and anti-abortionists cannot govern America. Yet even if they lose the presidency on Election Day they're still likely to be in charge of at least one house of Congress.

Keli Goff, 02/27/12

Author, Commentator and Contributing Editor, TheLoop21.com

In interviews with representatives from organizations dedicated to aiding survivors of sexual assault and improving the criminal justice system's prosecution of sex crimes, I learned that as the current system stands the release of proven rapists is virtually inevitable.

Bernard-Henri Lévy, 02/28/12

French philosopher and writer

There is a moment when, confronted with the carnage, the trifle of 8000 dead, victims of Bashar al-Assad's tanks, the dismal sideshow of this referendum supposedly organized, what's more, under the hail of shells and sniper fire, one must have the elementary dignity to say, "Stop!"

George Hobica, 02/28/12

Syndicated travel journalist and founder of Airfarewatchdog.com

Ever wonder about the guy (or woman) driving you between the airport and your hotel, rental car or other destination?

Olga Bonfiglio, 02/27/12

Author, "Heroes of a Different Stripe: How One Town Responded to the War in Iraq".

Many Michigan Democrats are planning to vote for Santorum Tuesday because they believe a match up between him and Obama would deliver a sure win to the Dems in November. Others refuse to play this game...

Katie Redford, 02/28/12

Co-Founder and U.S. Office Director, EarthRights International

How anyone could argue that corporations shouldn't be held responsible for human rights abuses is almost beyond comprehension. Yet that's precisely what Shell and their supporters have been insisting and what they will argue to the Supreme Court today.

Dr. Peggy Drexler, 02/27/12

Author, 'Our Fathers Ourselves. Daughters, Fathers, And The Changing American Family'

In 30 years, women are settled in everywhere from the CEO's office to the Supreme Court to the battlefield to earth orbit. The term "first woman" that signified every breakthrough has lost its news value. There is just not that much of note to break through these days. With one exception.

Margaret Cho, 02/27/12

Comedian, actor, and recording artist

You're not ugly. Not in the least, so don't make those videos. Take them down if they are up. You don't need people to tell you how beautiful you are on there. You don't need to put yourself in the position to be judged that way.

Edwin Black, 02/27/12

International investigative author

Newly-released documents expose more explicitly the details of IBM's pivotal role in the Holocaust.

Janet Tavakoli, 02/28/12

President, Tavakoli Structured Finance

Since the September 2008 financial crisis, we've seen a pattern of misdeeds, dodgy financial reporting, congressional "investigations" that are all for show, slow and incompetent investigations, and ultimately a slap on the wrist for wrong-doers.

Toan Lam, 02/27/12

Founder, Go Inspire Go

Paul K. Chappell, 02/28/12

Peace Activist, Veteran, Author

For most of my life I believed war was the best way to solve conflicts between countries and violence was an effective way to solve problems between individuals. But now I have learned another way.

E. C. Hurley, Ph.D., 02/28/12

Retired Colonel in U.S. Army

Veterans know that being in the military can be hazardous to their health. The risk of facing the enemy and putting their life on the line is something soldiers face regularly. It's the nature of "going to war." Yet, there are numerous other unknown risks that are not apparent until later in life.

Larry Magid, 02/27/12

Technology journalist

Starting March 1, any information you enter in one product, say YouTube, can be combined with information from other Google services including search, Gmail or Google's new Google+ social networking site.

Dina Siegel Vann, 02/28/12

Director of American Jewish Committee's Latino and Latin American Institute

Chavez cannot sit on the sidelines now while allowing the official media and its spokespeople to continue promoting messages filled with hate and aimed at dividing the Venezuelan people.

Patricia Vanderbilt, 02/27/12

Senior, Whitman College

Hook-up culture creates a strange binary: on the one hand, students are having casual sex. On the other hand, students are having no sex at all. With the exception of an occasional long-term relationship, there is virtually nothing in-between.

Rebecca Dolan, 02/28/12

Assistant Editor, Huffington Post Travel

Despite what people may think, not every Disney wedding is a Mickey and Minnie affair -- though those are available.

Lincee Ray, 02/28/12

TV enthusiast

The Feb. 27 episode didn't even come close to entertaining. I would call it a distant cousin of mediocre. Like Ben's wardrobe, it was two hours of a bland, forgetful ensemble.

Dean Baker, 02/27/12

Co-Director of CEPR; Author, 'The End of Loser Liberalism: Making Markets Progressive'

The Republicans are hoping to blame the rise in the price of gas on Obama's environmentally friendly policies. There are two problems in this story. First, his policies have not been especially friendly to the environment.

Jeff Madrick, 02/27/12

Roosevelt Institute Senior Fellow; author, 'Age of Greed'

Pandering to ignorance is not new with Santorum. But surely the candidate determined to be the candidate of the working class has reached a new low. And he has given those who are sincerely religious a bad name.

Mark Hyman, MD, 02/27/12

Practicing physician

There is a solution to our obesity epidemic. But it is not at the bottom of a pill bottle. It is at the end of our forks. It is simply more effective than any medication and works better, faster, and cheaper, not just as prevention, but also as treatment for what ails us in the 21st century.

Kim Kane, 02/27/12

Radio host, writer, producer

I had to literally rewind my Tivo during the 84th Annual Academy Awards to confirm Billy Crystal's offensive joke about black women in Hollywood.

Chris Weigant, 02/27/12

Political writer and blogger at ChrisWeigant.com

All you have to do is go back to George W. Bush's presidency to see that -- gasp! -- presidents apologize all the time when America does something wrong, or stupid, or both.

David Jenkins, 02/27/12

Vice president for government and political affairs, Republicans for Environmental Protection (REP)

Santorum, like some of the climate skeptics on talk radio, peddle the notion that the earth was created on such a grand and complex scale, it is impossible for mankind to mess it up. In other words, we can do anything we want without serious consequence.