Jamie Arpin-Ricci, 03/27/12

Author and pastor, Little Flowers Community

While St. Francis was not trying to stylize himself as a "gangsta wannabe," his intention for choosing the hooded tunic for his habit are not far off the counter-cultural mark.

D. R. Tucker, 03/27/12

Freelance writer; operator, The Urban Right blog

Facts destroyed 'motivated reasoning' in my case. Could this happen to other conservatives? That depends on conservatives being willing to subject the views they hear and read to strict scrutiny, to ask themselves if they're really hearing the truth from the talkers.

Bob Cesca and Chez Pazienza, 03/27/12

This week's show highlights: The Anwar Al-AwlakikKilling and Bob Debates Greenwald on Twitter again; Ron Paul's mercenary army; the contradictions of war and politics; healthcare reform in the Supreme Court; the individual mandate defined, and other topics.

Rep. Keith Ellison, 03/26/12

Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 5th District

It's happened again: I said something that speared a GOP sacred cow and the Right Wing Twitterverse is losing its cool.

Garrett Greer, 03/26/12

Writer, TV executive

ABC's slate tends to typically skew towards soaps or family programming; but this year, it looks as though they want to expand into the kind of show that might be at home on a more action-oriented network like Fox.

Craig K. Comstock, 03/26/12

TV Host, Author, Book Creation Coach

While it's understandable to focus on a single problem, what succeeds in providing domestic energy may, for example, worsen global warming, as if extracting more domestic fossil fuel were an overall solution rather than a continuation of a problem.

Jason Linkins, 03/25/12

Editor, Eat the Press

It's really too bad that Obama saying that his son would look like Trayvon is some sort of political liability. This is one of those times that politics forces people to literally pretend to be stupid.

Sam Chaltain, 03/27/12

www.samchaltain.com

Once again, David Brooks has written an important column about education. And once again, he offers a vision of modern schooling that is almost perfect -- but not quite.

Wendell Potter, 03/26/12

Analyst at MSNBC and the Center for Public Integrity

Supporters of the law should co-opt the "hands off" slogan and make it their own. That would require adding just a few more words here and there to make clear what would be lost if the law is repealed, gutted or declared unconstitutional.

Eliot Van Buskirk, 03/26/12

Editor, Evolver.fm

Here's a short history of Spotify's attempt to become a musical operating system for the Internet, web and apps.

Glen Browder, 03/26/12

Former Congressman, Alabama; Professor Emeritus, Jacksonville State University

If our media folks and political pundits will read the books listed here, they'll have something worthwhile to talk about -- other than rednecks and Dixie -- when covering Southern politics.

Peter Navarro and Greg Autry, 03/26/12

Author, 'Death by China: Confronting the Dragon -- A Global Call to Action'

What is most tragic here isn't Daisey's lying -- everything in China is part of the Big Lie -- it's that his misplaced heroism and genuine American naivety on economics is so common in the media.

Tom Mullen, 03/26/12

Author and columnist

There is no question of rights here. Media Matters is fully within its rights to run ad campaigns against Limbaugh. They are exercising their right to free speech.

Beverly Macy, 03/26/12

Co-founder and CEO, Gravity Summit LLC

"Tweet it out" is the new battle cry. Reflecting back on its short life is breathtaking. As a connected global society, people are sharing opinions, reviews, thoughts and movements with one another all day, every day.

Bill Robinson, 03/26/12

Tech & Entrepreneurship Journalist

While Adi Ignatius generally worked for mainstream, revenue-dependent publications interested in enhancing new subscription sales and expanding readership, he got a new, rather different kind of editorial position in 2009: editor-in-chief of The Harvard Business Review.

Jacob Soboroff, 03/26/12

TV Correspondent & Producer; ED of WhyTuesday.org

This year I've crisscrossed the country with the help of Participant Media's TakePart.com to find out what the GOP presidential candidates think about moving Election Day to the weekend.

Cheryl Wills, 03/26/12

Author, Anchor/Reporter for NY1 News, Author of "Die Free: A Heroic Family Tale"

Broadway is taking a stand on the Trayvon Martin case. The cast and company of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess hooded up in honor of the teen who was shot to death by a gun-toting volunteer watchman -- who has not been arrested and is still in possession of his glock.