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Sen. Bernie Sanders, 04/30/12

Independent U.S. Senator from Vermont

The right-wing in this country is waging a war against women and, let me be very clear, it is not a war that we are going to allow them to win. When men and women stand together for justice, we win.

Dr. Peggy Drexler, 04/30/12

Author, 'Our Fathers, Ourselves. Daughters, Fathers, and the Changing American Family'

We as a culture have held fast to the idea that we need to protect the boundaries between male and female. This is wrong, and even dangerous. Instead, we need to be reframing the discussion, and asking: What makes a boy a boy?

Thomas E. Mann and Norm Ornstein, 04/30/12

In never-ending efforts to defeat incumbent officeholders in hard times, the public is perpetuating the source of its discontent, electing a new group of people who are even less inclined to or capable of crafting compromise or solutions to pressing problems.

Dr. Marty Klein, 04/30/12

Sociologist and policy analyst

The facts about sexuality should not be trivialized into a matter of opinion. As Daniel Patrick Moynihan famously said, everyone is entitled to their opinion, but everyone is NOT entitled to their own facts.

Timothy Caulfield, 04/30/12

Research Director, Health Law and Science Policy Group

In the hope of getting to the basic truth about the best way to optimize health, I have spent several years immersed in the world of health and fitness. What I found was a sea of myths and misinformation. Here are a few of my favorites.

Leo W. Gerard, 04/30/12

International President, United Steelworkers

Voter ID restrictions work for the rich. They've got birth certificates and photo driver's licenses and passports. Or they can send a servant or secretary to apply for the documents. And the more rabble removed from the polls, the more weighty the votes of the wealthy.

Marian Salzman, 04/30/12

CEO, Euro RSCG Worldwide PR

The American family's structure is no longer a perfect slice of apple pie. We've got nests that are no longer empty as jobless millennials move back in with mom and dad and redefine our latest obsession with what it means to be "occupied."

Chris Weigant, 04/30/12

Political writer and blogger at ChrisWeigant.com

Kimmel is right about one thing. Pot smokers vote. He's also right that, sometimes, they just stay home and don't bother... but it's not because they're too stoned to remember what day it is. President Obama needs to realize this.

Sam Adams, 04/30/12

Mayor of Portland, Oregon

I help lead one of America's cities -- Portland, Oregon. It is known for being a well-planned city. It's not. At least, not as well as we want it to be. And not as well planned as every American city must be.

Bill Maher, 04/30/12

Host of HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher"

Free the Animals tells the riveting, real-life story of the people who put on disguises, use fake IDs, or jimmy their way into laboratories in order to carry out the daring rescues of animals used in experiments and of the insiders, the whistleblowers, who risk their jobs to help them.

Reince Priebus, 04/30/12

Chairman, RNC

Apparently the only job President Obama thinks about when he hears "Keystone XL" is his own. Never mind the jobs it would create.

Douglas Anthony Cooper, 04/28/12

Novelist, Amnesia (See: Blogger Mortis)

Because I live in Mexico, I get to see The Avengers before you do. The jingoism is pitch-perfect. The nerd-bonding between Tony Stark and Bruce Banner will, I suspect, give rise to a tsunami of nerd-bonding around the world.

Caroline Rothstein, 04/30/12

NYC-based writer, performer and advocate

Glamour caters to a specific audience demographic: white, heterosexual middle and upper class women. However, I'm concerned with how "30 Things Every Woman Should Have and Should Know by the Time She's 30" is marketed to speak for all women. Consider this my response.

Thich Nhat Hanh, 04/30/12

Vietnamese Buddhist Monk

You can be in touch with a lot of happiness during the time you're washing your face, brushing your teeth, combing your hair, shaving,and showering, if you know how to shine the light of awareness onto each thing you do.

Jeff Reeves, 04/30/12

Financial journalist, Editor, InvestorPlace.com

That piece of paper you just picked up doesn't matter. Neither does your major, your GPA or any "honors" you graduated with. From here on out, the only thing that matters is your work.

Lauren Bush Lauren, 04/30/12

Co-founder, FEED Projects

Hunger is often called in the humanitarian aid world a 'silent killer.' Hunger kills more people every year than AIDS, malaria and TB combined. It goes without saying that food and water are the most essential things needed to sustain life.

Monique Ruffin, 04/30/12

Mother, author, blogger, and life coach

The women I have met while learning about feminine power are tired of fighting and working to fit into this misogynistic culture. Women are ready to present themselves not as property, children, or men in skirts, but as feminine, intelligent, powerful, and capable.

Christine Carter, PhD, 04/28/12

Sociologist, parent educator and author, 'Raising Happiness'

Who among us has not made a plan to get up in the morning and exercise, but then hit snooze one time too many, sleeping through our morning jog?

Richard Bangs, 04/29/12

Water is over-tapped and under-tended in many places around the world -- but not here. How has this alpine haven resisted temptation to bleed its most precious resource?

Tom Doctoroff, 04/30/12

CEO, JWT North Asia

Our instincts are to cheer on Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng and use this case to dramatize the flagrant human rights abuses that occur in modern China. However, we must not sensationalize this affair.

Bill Moyers, 04/30/12

Managing Editor, Moyers & Company

Abby Huntsman, 04/30/12

Political Contributor

Congress isn't actually addressing the underlying structural issues that are impeding economic growth, global competitiveness, and national security. Instead, they are looking for incremental, "quick fix" legislation to placate constituents.

Ted Sutton, 04/30/12

Therapist/Writer

My mother may not know my name, but she knows my voice, and it triggers something within. She giggles girlishly. Then, I start a song, one from the old days, and she joins in. We have our own routine, our Alzheimer's Rag.

Faith Popcorn, 04/29/12

Founder and CEO, Faith Popcorn's BrainReserve; Best-selling author and consumer trend expert

The most successful companies -- both in terms of their culture and their ability to grow in the marketplace -- will be those that recognize the unprecedented and unstoppable power of women.
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