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Robert Reich, Op-Ed: "This is the highest calling of a public educator.
The question is not how many undecided voters saw the speech (I doubt many did) but whether it galvanizes Democrats — giving them the clarity of conviction and argument they need over the next nine weeks to explain why Obama must be re-elected, and why a Romney-Ryan administration would be a disaster for this country." 
Kandace Vallejo, Op-Ed: "The immigrant rights movement has mobilized millions, but we are still without justice. Audacious visions of what victory might look like are not the only thing we need. We must also envision and cultivate game-changing actions and alliances. Our actions not only need to stop the show for a day, they must win the hearts of families across the nation. Many immigrants find the thought of direct action downright scary — the price of arrest often equals incarceration, deportation and a slew of abuses (including violence and sexual assault) along the way." 
Tara Culp- Ressler, News Report: When Ryan requested the funds in 2010, they represented money that Obama approved — under a law that Ryan has referred to as "Washington's reckless spending spree." As the Huffington Post points out, it's difficult to understand the distinction between Ryan's support for Bush's health care spending and his opposition to the exact same health care spending under Obamacare. 
David Sirota, Op-Ed: Of course, Flo insists the system today only exists to give customers premium discounts for "good" driving. However, if and when the devices become a prerequisite for insurance — which many experts predict will happen — we would likely see a system in which the standard premium is inflated and the discounts for "good" driving only slightly reduce premiums. What can be done about this? 
Giuliano Battiston, News Report: There are other organizations working to plant seeds of peace through social tools. "The insurgents claim the ability to solve and mediate conflicts, and whenever they obtain the trust of the people, inevitably there is a shift of power and authority to them, with negative consequences," Asif Karimi, project manager at The Liaison Office (TLO), a Kabul based organization tells IPS. 
John Feffer, Op-Ed: From drone attacks in Pakistan and cyber-warfare against Iran to the vaunted "Pacific pivot" and the expansion of U.S. military intervention in Africa, the Obama administration has let the Pentagon and the CIA call the shots. With the ordering of the Seal Team Six raid into Pakistan that led to the assassination of Osama bin Laden and "leading from behind" in the Libya intervention, the president has effectively removed foreign policy as a Republican talking point. 
Aaron Mehta and R. Jeffrey Smith, News Analysis: To accomplish these goals, Panetta's office has already proposed to increase funding for Special Forces while moving away from some traditional warfare assets. He was supported by senior military officers, including Army chief of staff Ray Odierno, who said in April he doesn't believe "we'll ever see a straight conventional conflict again in the future." The Center's survey, conducted with the Stimson Center and the University of Maryland's Program for Public Consultation, found widespread public support for Special Forces, coupled with a willingness to cut spending on ground forces. 
Amy Goodman, Video Report: "What we mean is that this country thinks it should be one person, one vote, that we should be allowed to vote free and fair. And we've seen more states pass more laws in the past year, pushing more voters out of the ballot box than at any point in the last hundred years. Our country is moving in the wrong direction. And you know, it's not simply a Republican thing, because we've seen Rick Snyder, Republican governor of Michigan, veto strict photo ID." 
John Cavanagh, Op-Ed: "People at all income levels live longer; they are more fulfilled; and there is less violence. The United States, a relatively equal society as recently as the 1970s, is now off the charts in terms of wealth and income inequality. It doesn't have to be that way. Just as we created a more just and vibrant economy and a strong middle class through fair taxes between 1940 and 1980, we can do it again through progressive taxation." 
Peter Singer, Op-Ed: "Discussions of how far the state may go in promoting the health of its population often start with John Stuart Mill's principle of limiting the state's coercive power to acts that prevent harm to others. Mill could have accepted requirements for health warnings on cigarette packs, and even graphic photos of diseased lungs if that helps people to understand the choice that they are making; but he would have rejected a ban." --
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