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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.

Randi Hutter Epstein, MD, MPH, 04/30/12

Author, 'Get Me Out: A History of Childbirth From the Garden of Eden to the Sperm Bank'; adjunct professor, Columbia University

I whacked sperm the other day. In a scientific sort of way. I was in an embryology lab using a microscope to spot them and a skinny pipette to bop them on their heads. My job: to stop a few sperm in their tracks as if I were a real embryologist capturing one and cramming it into an egg.

Agapi Stassinopoulos, 05/01/12

Author of 'Unbinding the Heart'

At every moment we have the power invested in us to touch another human, heart-to-heart, and affect their lives by conveying the truth of all truths: We are One. We have the power to bridge the illusion and pain of separation.

Dean Baker, 05/01/12

Co-director, CEPR; author, 'The End of Loser Liberalism: Making Markets Progressive'

The economy did not regain the jobs lost in the 2001 recession until 2005, and even then it was on the back of another unsustainable bubble, this one in the housing market. And we know how that one ended.

Ondine Cohane, 05/01/12

Contributing Editor, Conde Nast Traveler

This blog was prompted by an ill fated wax experience in Buenos Aires.

Crystal Bell, 05/01/12

Associate Editor, HuffPost Entertainment

Maria Menounos and Derek Hough take their love/hate relationship to a whole new level, Melissa Gilbert stumbles, and we all learn that the "Downton Abbey" theme has lyrics! And which couple received the first perfect score of the season?

Phyllis F. Mitz, 05/01/12

Astrology, Spirituality and Psychology; Author, "Astrology's Secrets To Hot Romance" "You're Every Sign! Using Astrology's Keys to Create Success, Love and Happiness'

Good news! A special planetary configuration is bringing a fertile field for us to build something solid in our lives through the entire month of May.

Christopher Elliott, 05/01/12

Author of the book Scammed: How to Save Your Money and Find Better Service in a World of Schemes, Swindles and Shady Deals

When you're on probation, you steer clear of trouble. You try to to avoid any appearance of impropriety and you're on your best behavior. Not the Transportation Security Administration.

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.

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."

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.