Eric Tipler, 11.20.2009
Eric is a first-year student at Yale Divinity School, focusing on community-building and social justice.
Earlier this month, the Ford Foundation announced it was giving $100 million to improve urban schools, a fantastic announcement that the Journal lambasted with a misleading editorial.
Blake Fleetwood, 11.17.2009
Former reporter for the New York Times and Daily News
Paulson made his bets in late 2006 just as the sub-prime mortgage markets were starting to weaken. His timing was impeccable, as was his luck.
Leo W. Gerard, 11.16.2009
President, United Steelworkers International
A business group is honoring Roger Agnelli, the CEO of Vale, one of the largest mining companies in the world, which, coincidentally, is in the midst of its longest ever labor dispute.
David Fiderer, 11.16.2009
Banker/Writer
As much as anything, what killed Lehman was Dick Fuld's emasculation of the risk management function, which served as a moral compass.
Andy Plesser, 11.11.2009
Executive Producer and Founder, Beet.TV
While search and display are far bigger categories than online video advertising, the digital advertising sector that is hot right now is online vi...
Julia Gorin, 11.11.2009
Below is the original version of my letter that the Wall Street Journal published today. Because of space considerations, there was no room for the wh...
Shelly Palmer, 11.10.2009
President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY
The Kansas City Chiefs released star running back Larry Johnson after the athlete repeatedly slammed coaches and fans on Twitter. Due to the inciden...
Matthew Filipowicz, 11.10.2009
Comedian, Cartoonist, Satirist
In an exclusive interview, Rupert Murdoch explains that Google is only the beginning of News Corp.'s plans to further isolate themselves. Take a look.
Karl Frisch, 11.09.2009
Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America
Back in 2001, conservative media figures were adamant. Democratic Party victories at the ballot boxes during the off-year elections had little national significance.
Linda Bergthold, 11.07.2009
Health policy consultant
Saturday in the WSJ, Betsy McCaughey made the following points about the health reform bill. I am analyzing her points, one by one, so that you can better understand some of what is really in this bill.
Michael Wolff, 11.05.2009
Author of Newser.com's Off the Grid column
The Wall Street Journal was a great paper. It is still a pretty great paper but it is not the great Wall Street Journal. That former paper, with its p...
Robert Naiman, 11.04.2009
Policy Director of Just Foreign Policy
Like every other patriotic American, I want to support our troops. If the Joint Chiefs say our troops need twelve months at home before being sent to Afghanistan, I think we better do what they say.
Jeffrey Sachs, 11.03.2009
Economist and Director of the Earth Institute, Columbia University
Lobbyists may indeed be talented people of expertise, but they are part of a dysfunctional system that has turned policy over to the highest corporate bidder and that puts our economy and society in jeopardy.
Robert Naiman, 10.27.2009
Policy Director of Just Foreign Policy
You don't have to be a dove to understand what President Kennedy understood: putting U.S. troops on the ground somewhere doesn't automatically make you more powerful.
Shelly Palmer, 10.27.2009
President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY
For the first time in its existence, web domain names will be able to be written in languages besides English. ...
Andy Plesser, 10.24.2009
Executive Producer and Founder, Beet.TV
CNN.com has nearly 6 million followers on Twitter, according to KC Estenson, Sr. VP and Gneral Manager of CNN.com. told Beet.TV in this video intervi...
Dan Dorfman, 10.23.2009
Financial Columnist, Market Commentator.
There's no two ways about it, the price of gold has been galloping. Hardly a "lousy investment" -- as the Wall Street Journal recently stated -- gold has been on a tear.
Shelly Palmer, 10.20.2009
President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY
Depending who you ask, Barnes & Noble's new eReader is due out today, or Thursday, which would be interesting since it's Windows 7 day. B&N; le...
Steve Ross, 10.19.2009
Former President, Collins Division at HarperCollins and Sr. VP, Crown Division at Random House
Where will this pricing war end? Is it in anyone's interests besides the consumers? At what price should inexpensive hardcovers reasonably come -- at the expense of the author's income?
Robert Siciliano, 10.19.2009
Internet Security Analyst
It bothers the heck out of me when someone looks me straight in the eye and tells me that identity theft is no big deal, that I should get over it.
Andy Plesser, 10.17.2009
Executive Producer and Founder, Beet.TV
Executive online editor for the Wall Street Journal Alan Murray sees high value in the immediacy of news video on the Web.