Mohamed A. El-Erian, 08/03/12

CEO and co-CIO, PIMCO

For the improvement in the labor market to continue, America needs to minimize the risk of derailment by three clear and present dangers: the reluctance of Congress to deal with the fiscal cliff, Europe's inability to get ahead of its crisis, and a possible geopolitical shock emanating from Iran.

Paul Slansky, 08/03/12

Writer; Contributor to The New Yorker

At long last it's the Republicans who are stuck with one of these pathetically miscast electoral losers, and don't think they don't know it. Mitt Romney is not just barely tolerated but is roundly despised by many of the people whose job it is to sell him.

Arianna Huffington, 08/03/12

In this week's Huffington, John Rudolf profiles the Newark Police Department as it faces steep budget and personnel cuts. "Newark's cops do not work at an ordinary job, like the rest of us," John Rudolf writes. The dangers they routinely face make them more like "soldiers on the front lines of a ceaseless, low-intensity war."

Marlo Thomas, 08/03/12

Award-winning actress, author, and activist

The fact remains that being the spouse of a world leader is a complicated job. While, naturally, the wives are accorded all the same luxurious trappings that their husbands enjoy, they also live under the same scrutiny, and often grab the spotlight unwittingly.

Adrian Grenier and Peter Glatzer, 08/03/12

We're training our camera on 10 people who are changing the way we live today.

Michael Rowe, 08/03/12

Award-winning independent journalist, essayist, and author

America didn't get any holier or more "free" last Wednesday. It just got meaner and fatter, and even more rage-filled than it was before Dan Cathy decided to sell his perverse "Christianity" instead of chicken.

Michael Roth, 08/03/12

President, Wesleyan University

Sure, we have to pay attention to what our graduates will do with their education, and we must give them the skills to translate what they learn in classrooms to their lives after graduation. But we shouldn't reduce our understanding of "their lives after graduation" to their very first job.

Marian Wright Edelman, 08/03/12

President, Children's Defense Fund

When we look at the state of our union and the state of America's children in 2012, it's impossible to deny that our nation's economy, professed values of equal opportunity, future, and soul are all in danger right now.

Judith McHale, 08/03/12

President and Chief Executive Officer, Cane Investments, LLC

Employees who are more satisfied with their lives are, by and large, healthier and more productive and that productivity translates into a stronger bottom line. So what is stopping us from moving forward in this critical area?

Shawn Lawrence Otto, 08/03/12

Author, 'Fool Me Twice'; Science Advocate; Filmmaker; Co-founder, Sciencedebate.org

When the Glacier National Park was established in 1910, it had 150 glaciers. This stunning collection drew tourists from all over America. Today there are just 25, and they are shrunken remnants of their former selves.

Frank Schaeffer, 08/03/12

New York Times best-selling author

Christine J. Gardner convincingly argues that the abstinence movement works against the most profound Christian values of selflessness and sacrifice and instead adopts rock concert style techniques of pop culture as a tool to get people to turn against that pop culture.

Jared Bernstein, 08/03/12

Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Don't read too much into one month as one month does not a new trend make. July's reversal of the recent downshift in payrolls is very welcomed, but let's sees if it hangs around.

Jane Devin, 08/03/12

Writer

The line I saw last night at a Chik-Fil-A in Tucson touched me like a banner of unwelcome, like a vigilante caravan of people who could hardly wait for the opportunity to openly express their belief that I am an enemy to be conquered.

Lopez Lomong, 08/03/12

Olympic Runner, Team USA

In the presence of others, I couldn't stand the thought of opening the contents given the devastating possibility that the information inside might be a rejection notice. You cannot imagine my heart's cry when I was told, "Congratulations, Lopez. You are going to America!"

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, 08/03/12

U.S. Representative from Ohio's 10th District

Before we declare our support for any side in a civil war, shouldn't we know who and what we are supporting?

Leah Odze Epstein, 08/02/12

Co-founder of The Drinking Diaries blog

Call them recorders of life. Call them absorbers or mirrors. But don't call them renegades.

Richard Grenell, 08/03/12

Longest-serving U.S. Spokesman in the History of the United Nations

Today's news headlines on the newly released economic data provide proof of just how bad the mainstream media is willing to spin the facts for their candidate.

Sarah J. Jackson, 08/03/12

Academic, Educator, and Writer

Focusing on the supposed "diva" behavior, outfits, hair and parenting of women athletes trivializes their accomplishments and makes them seem less powerful -- and ultimately less valuable.

Michael Brenner, 08/02/12

Senior Fellow, the Center for Transatlantic Relations; Professor of International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh

Mitt Romney's provocative remarks in Jerusalem this week on Palestine and Iran have focused attention on how he thinks about American foreign policy generally. Beyond the immediate controversy, there is fresh reason to puzzle as to who exactly the Republican presidential nominee is and who are the people he relies on for advice.

Susan Blumenthal, M.D., 08/03/12

Public Health Editor at HuffPost and Former U.S. Assistant Surgeon General

The Affordable Care Act is the start of a "prevention revolution" in America. The focus will begin to shift from treating the sick to also keeping the healthy well and detecting disease early when there's the best chance of cost-effective interventions and cures.

Tom Hayden, 08/03/12

Former State Senator and leader of sixties peace, justice and environmental movement

President Obama and the Democrats need a new peace initiative to increase turnout and voting by pro-peace voters who will make a critical difference in this November's election.

Luke McGee, 08/03/12

Assistant Blog Editor, Huffington Post UK

As someone covering the Olympics, nothing could be more boring than everything going so well that Boris Johnson being stuck on a zip-line managed to make the front pages as some kind of massive cock-up.

Susie Sampson, 08/03/12

Patriotic American

Boy was there some excitement over at Chick Fil A! The gays were protestin' and the Christians were eatin'.

Noah Michelson, 08/02/12

Editor, HuffPost Gay Voices

The next time someone says to you "This is a First Amendment issue" or "Chick-fil-A isn't anti-gay, it's just pro-traditional marriage," send them a link to one of the heartbreaking stories we feature on Gay Voices on a daily basis.