Arianna Huffington, 08.30.2011
The response to Hurricane Irene showed that when the media devote wall-to-wall attention to something, and government officials bring a sense of urgency and ask the public to respond in kind, remarkable things can happen. The question is: why do we reserve this kind of collective action for natural disasters and external attacks? The fact is, we have another crisis that's been hovering over the entire United States for almost three years now and shows no signs of blowing over. The numbers -- including over 25 million unemployed or underemployed Americans -- should be just as scary as the ones that have dominated our national conversation about Irene. With the toll that the job crisis is taking on the lives of millions of people in this country -- from college graduates who can't get jobs to middle class families being thrown out of their homes -- this is a category 5 disaster.
Robin Koerner, 08.29.2011
Publisher, WatchingAmerica.com
If it is true that the studied neglect of data to hold tight to a paradigm is the best evidence that the paradigm is about to collapse, then the neglect of all things Paulian is specific evidence that the country is moving in Paul's direction.
Peter S. Goodman, 08.29.2011
Business Editor, The Huffington Post
Back in March, when he still enjoyed remove from the policy fray as an academic at Princeton, Alan Krueger used unusually blunt language to sound the alarm that the American economy was staring at the sort of crisis that seemed unlikely to be fixed absent sustained and aggressive action. So the real question now is whether Krueger's appointment to the top spot on President Obama's economic advisory team will in fact alter the policies coming out of Washington, delivering initiatives that can create jobs. On that score, unfortunately, there is limited reason for optimism.
Deborah Moskovitch, 08.29.2011
Divorce Consultant and Educator, Author of The Smart Divorce, Radio Host
While shopping one day with a friend, we can across a top we both loved--one size fits all. Could we both wear the same top and look fabulous? It so...
Elliott Quince, 08.29.2011
Art Director
There's a statistic that goes something like this:"'In London that you are only ever seven feet away from a rat" - I don't know how true this is but if you were to substitute the word "rat" for "Star Wars fan" and "London" for "Anywhere in the world" then I think I'd have a hard time arguing.
Katie JM Baker, 08.30.2011
Writer
You already knew that French fries and cigarettes were bad for you. But were you aware that great hair is, too?
Surgeon general Regina M. Benjamin re...
Duane Elgin, 08.29.2011
Speaker, Author, Non-Partisan Media Activist
It is important to recognize inaccurate stereotypes about the simple life because they make it seem impractical and ill suited for responding to increasingly critical breakdowns in world systems.
Andrew Losowsky, 08.27.2011
Books Editor, The Huffington Post
Books are turned into movies all the time, but increasingly, they are also getting the graphic novel treatment.
Peter S. Goodman, 08.26.2011
Business Editor, The Huffington Post
There are two ways to read the much-anticipated words Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke issued this morning in Jackson Hole, Wy., and both of them are bad.
Lisa Firestone, 08.28.2011
Psychology expert on relationships, parenting, self-destructive thoughts and suicide; author, 'Conquer Your Critical Voice'
There is a good, sound argument for how technology can bring two people together. Countless couples have now met, married, forged unions, and had chil...
Lloyd I. Sederer, MD, 08.29.2011
Medical director, New York State Office of Mental Health
Rapid cycling bipolar disorder is perilously vulnerable to outside influences, notably both those that are troubling and deleterious or, alternatively, uplifting and beneficial.
Vicki Larson, 08.26.2011
Journalist, mother, thinker
Right or wrong, many divorced people tend to blame their ex for all that's gone wrong, and focus on how their ex has hurt them. Sometimes, however, th...
Courtney Cachet, 08.26.2011
Designer, TV Personality, Writer, Ninja
You should never mess with a hurricane, and you should never underestimate its wrath. The hurricane will win. Here are simple, easy tips I learned in my 15 years in Miami.
Michael Sharp, 08.26.2011
My "Pop Sensation" blog is dedicated to celebrating the beauty, absurdity and unintentional hilarity of mid-20th-century paperback cover art.
Annie Clark, 08.25.2011
Singer/songwriter, St. Vincent
It didn't take much method acting to honestly react to having a sack thrown violently over my head and my body thrown into the trunk of a car.
Matt Wilstein, 08.25.2011
Founder, Gotcha Media
As a tribute to Steve Jobs, who stepped down last night as CEO of Apple, here are the funniest parodies of Apple's most revolutionary products.
James Altucher, 08.25.2011
Financial columnist and managing director, Formula Capital
I don't care about Apple stock. Or about his business successes. That's boring. The only thing that matters is how Steve Jobs became the greatest artist that ever lived.
Vicki Abelson, 08.24.2011
Creator of Vicki Abelson's Women Who Write
It's my... second divorce, I'm a two-time loser. To some of my girlfriends that makes me a winner. The mixed perception and reality that now I'm in the enviable position of starting over, from scratch, like a new cookie recipe. This scares and thrills them at the same time.
The Daily Meal, 08.23.2011
TheDailyMeal.com
Whether owned by athlete or actor, writer or rapper, plenty of celebrity-backed and ...
Mark Juddery, 08.26.2011
Author
It's been over a year since "Overrated: The 50 Most Overhyped Things in History" was published by Perigee in New York, and even longer since the Australian edition.
Kisa Lala, 08.25.2011
SpreadArtCulture.com
By Kiša Lala
© Iain McKell - "The New Gypsies" (Published by Prestel)
Wandering the edges of townships in ...