Peter G. Miller

Nationally syndicated columnist & Internet blogger

For the past year there have been worries that the FHA might require taxpayer money to pay off lender claims for loans gone bad. But now it may be that the economy has turned around and the FHA may well do better than anyone thinks.

Jessica Levinson

Associate Clinical Professor of Law; Editor, PoLawTics

There is little doubt that the IRS' approach to determining whether to grant tax-exempt status should be politically even-handed, without regard to partisan affiliation. But this kerfuffle is merely the tip of the proverbial iceberg.

Raymond J. Learsy

Author, 'Oil and Finance: The Epic Corruption Continues'

The European antitrust authorities have finally carried out inspections of oil firms in three countries as well as the offices of the price-index publisher Platts, to determine if they distorted published prices of crude oil and petroleum products. It is a first step, long overdue, but it targets the wrong benchmark.

Michael Farr

President and majority owner, Farr, Miller & Washington, LLC

It is most unfortunate that it takes a severe crisis to get anything done on Capitol Hill, but we fear that a new one will be required to effect material change.

Wendell Potter

Author, consultant; columnist at Center for Public Integrity and healthinsurance.org

Among the most important policy goals for the health insurance industry has been to control how the health insurance exchanges will be set up and run. Whether those exchanges are of greater benefit to consumers or insurance companies will depend on the success of the lobbying efforts.

M. Shannon Hernandez

Owner, The Writing Whisperer

Your language is a huge part of your branding, and it is one of the areas where you can be most transparent and authentic with your audience. So, why are you playing safe and holding back?

Christopher Brauchli

Lawyer

Like Bangladesh, Texas is not a stranger to terrible accidents in the workplace. The New York Times reports that Texas has more workplace casualties than any other state in the country.

Jerry Nelson

Photojournalist

Currently in their eighth year, Software Advice has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing companies in the United States.

Dean Baker

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

Wall Street excesses brought the economy to the brink of collapse. But now the Wall Street behemoths are bigger than ever and President Obama is looking to cut the Social Security benefits of retirees. That will teach the Wall Street boys to be more responsible in the future.

Gail McMeekin

Executive and Creativity Coach; President of Creative Success, LLC

I have been hearing unusual stories from clients who are job-hunting these days. So I decided to consult a few recruiters for a new perspective and their advice for gaining employment in today's world.

David Woolner

Senior Fellow and Hyde Park Resident Historian, Roosevelt Institute

Unlike today's politicians, however, FDR refused to pander to the sky-is-falling rhetoric of the conservative right on the disastrous consequences that would accrue to the country by running a deficit in the midst of an economic crisis.

Richard (RJ) Eskow

Writer; host, 'The Breakdown'; Senior Fellow, Campaign for America's Future

Stop the Republican march toward austerity madness. And for God's sake, Democrats: More of you should take a cue from people like Sen. Harkin and Sen. Warren, and lead for a change.

Bianca Bosker

Executive Tech Editor, The Huffington Post

Google's professed goal of making technology "get out of the way" masks what's truly taking place. By making technology invisible, Google is also making it omnipresent.

Ming Chen

Executive Vice President, EF Education First

It was unavoidable. It was like I didn't exist. There are nearly 2,000 Ming Chens on LinkedIn. How did that happen?

Samantha Parent Walravens

Author, 'Torn: True Stories of Kids, Career and the Conflict of Modern Motherhood'

Flexible work options will define the future of the workplace. Corporate America will change -- it is already happening -- not just to accommodate the needs of working parents, but to accommodate the younger generations who have grown up on mobile devices.

Roger Wright

Author, 'Finding Work When There Are No Jobs'

It's not that they're wrong. They are just not enough. If they were -- we'd all have jobs.

Ken Kirsh

Author, 'How To Kill Your Company'

You learned about the 80/20 rule in college or early in your career. If you still adhere to it, formally or otherwise, the business you're responsible for may be suffering without your even realizing it.