Cenk Uygur, 9/1/11

Host of The Young Turks

Obama has changed the day of his address to Congress to accommodate the GOP. This leads to the eternal question of whether he is just weak or if he is a brilliant strategist.

Cheryl Forberg, RD, 9/1/11

Award-winning chef, Nutritionist for "The Biggest Loser"

At one point or another we've all suffered from an embarrassing health issue -- be it minor or a large nuisance that we just aren't comfortable talking about in public. People ask me health- and diet-related questions online everyday.

Sen. Michael Bennet, 9/1/11

U.S. Senator from Colorado

When women had to choose between becoming teachers or nurses, we could convince them to teach Julius Caesar for 30 years with a small salary. Not anymore.

Bob Cesca, 8/31/11

Producer, Editor of BobCesca.com

While federal government involvement in disaster relief is now and always a critical function of the federal government, I can't help but to ask Chris Christie and the others: If you're seriously opposed to government interference in state matters, can we have it back, please?

Katie Halper, 9/1/11

Co-founder, Laughing Liberally

I doubt that any members of the Congressional Black Caucus got any sleep last night. I'm sure they were tossing and turning, sick with worry and regret, trembling in fear over Allen West's threat to leave the caucus.

Kerry Trueman, 9/1/11

Co-founder, EatingLiberally.org

"We have to alleviate the pressure on ourselves that dinner has to be this fancy affair, three courses and a homemade apple pie. If you're having peanut butter and jelly on whole grain, that's good enough."

Alex Pasternack, 9/1/11

Editor, Motherboard.tv

If you weren't alive to witness Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, you might try to switch on YouTube and dial it up. But you won't find it there or anywhere else.

Gene Marks, 9/1/11

Small business management columnist, author, speaker, and business owner

My hair is growing faster than our economy. And I'm bald. But hold on, because September is potentially shaping up to be even more disruptive for my company than August.

Naomi Wolf, 9/1/11

Bestselling Author, The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot

As I listen to the news coming out of England after the recent wave of urban riots -- and as I read Robert Douglas-Fairhurst's compelling new biography of Charles Dickens, Becoming Dickens -- life and art seem to be echoing each other.

Robert Koehler, 9/1/11

Syndicated writer

Cars aren't merely symbols of power, but power itself, indispensable for countless purposes both life-affirming and pointless.

Farryn Weiner, 9/1/11

Adventurer. Photographer. Writer. Monkey Connoisseur. Adrenaline Junkie.

From the heavy hitting house of Boys Noize to the trance tunes of Armin Van Buuren, from the new sounds of Guti to the classic beats of Moby, there's something for everyone.

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, 9/1/11

Rabbi and writer

The very essence of science is to question and that stifling doubt is a sin that religion was quite guilty of in the past and that science should refrain from repeating it in the present.

Tavis Smiley, 9/1/11

PBS talk show host, PRI radio host

Earlier today, Congressman James Clyburn appeared on my radio program The Tavis Smiley Show from PRI and was asked about the scant representation of people of color and women on the congressional super committee.

Marianne Mollmann, 9/1/11

Advocacy Director, Human Rights Watch's Women's Rights Division

Putting more contraceptive options on the table, also for men, is a social good. But as I mentally review the testimonies of the hundreds of women I have spoken to about their lack of autonomy in contraceptive use, I find women's right to birth control neither inevitable nor sad.

Sarah Kelsey, 9/1/11

Living Editor, The Huffington Post Canada

When my marriage fell apart about a year ago, I knew there were only two ways to cope: I could be super melodramatic about how unfair life was or I could do something I'd never done before -- I could let my relationship epically fall apart as honestly and gracefully as possible.

Robert Reich, 9/1/11

Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy, University of California at Berkeley; Author, 'Aftershock'

The winner of the 2012 presidential election will be the person who comes off as the toughest fighter for average Americans. Earth to Obama: Remember Harry (Give 'em Hell) Truman.

Al Gore, 8/31/11

Chairman, Current TV

Gasoline made from the tar sands gives a Toyota Prius the same impact on climate as a Hummer using gasoline made from oil. The pipeline President Obama is considering would be an enormous mistake.

Steven Weber, 9/1/11

Actor, wise-ass

To return home from being abroad is to see America as it is and marvel at the mess it's become, like looking at a celebrity from a strictly verboten angle and seeing the scars, the stitches, the ooze.

Adam Hanft, 9/1/11

Political Columnist, CEO of Hanft Unlimited

Tuesday -- the first day back at work after Labor Day -- is the symbolic start of the Serious Season. Can there be a more emotional, more potent moment for a speech about jobs?

Sec. Kathleen Sebelius, 8/31/11

Secretary of Health and Human Services

Beginning today, the deck is no longer stacked in insurers' favor. The next time your insurance company tries to raise your premium by double digits, they'll have to explain themselves.

Kristin Kirkpatrick, M.S., R.D., L.D., 9/1/11

Dietitian and wellness manager, The Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute and the Cleveland Clinic Lifestyle 180 program

Although recent studies demonstrate that we are getting better at keeping weight off, the statistics are still against you and the chances of you putting the weight back on are high.

Andy Ostroy, 9/1/11

Political & pop culture analyst

William Bradley, 8/31/11

Political Analyst, NewWestNotes.com

What do Obama's successes with Libya, the take-down of Osama bin Laden, and the failures of his Afghanistan policy, tell us? Libya isn't Iraq or Vietnam, it's Kosovo.

Billie Jean King, 9/1/11

Founder, Women’s Sports Foundation

If you have arthritis like me, you know that sometimes the pain can feel unmanageable. But I am here to tell you there are ways to manage it. The key is to keep moving and take part in some form of physical activity every day.