Politics

Todd Gitlin is professor of journalism and sociology and chair of the Ph.D. program in communications at Columbia University. An American writer, sociologist, communications...

Heather Hendershot is a professor of film and media in MIT’s Comparative Media Studies/Writing program. Hendershot is the author of What’s Fair on the Air?: Cold...

Linda Hirshman is an acclaimed Supreme Court lawyer, progressive political pundit, and author. In her new book, Victory: The Triumphant Gay Revolution (Harper), she details...

Jean Johnson is Executive Vice President of Public Agenda and head of its Education Insights division which focuses on education issues. At Public Agenda, she has authored...

Katty Kay is the Washington Correspondent for BBC World News America, and regularly anchors The Evening News programs seen on BBC World. Katty brings a truly global perspective...

Stephen Kennedy Smith is a principal at the Park Agency - Joseph P. Kennedy Enterprises, the Kennedy family office, and an investor and entrepreneur. In May 2017, JFK:...

Jeffrey Kluger is a senior editor and writer at Time magazine, principally covering science and social issues. In his newest book Simplexity: Why Simple Things Become...

New York Times best-selling author Michael Korda is the former editor in chief of Simon & Schuster and a living legend in the publishing world. His many books include...

Thomas M. Kostigen is the New York Times best-selling co-author of The Green Book: The Everyday Guide to Saving the Planet One Simple Step at a Time and his newest...

Laurence Leamer is a celebrated historian, journalist, and bestselling author of more than a dozen books. Leamer has worked in places including the What Cheer, Iowa Patriot-Chronicle,...

Josh Levs is a father of three, a CNN journalist, and author of All In (HarperOne). When Levs was denied fair parental leave by his employer after his child was born,...

Attica Locke is a nationally bestselling and award-winning author and screenwriter, with her focus on issues of race, Hollywood, politics, and motherhood. Locke’s first...

James E. McGreevey, the former governor of New Jersey, was born in Jersey City, the son of working-class Irish Catholic parents. He received his bachelor’s degree from...

Lisa Miller is the religion editor for Newsweek. She is the recipient of numerous journalism prizes, including the 2009 Wilbur Award for Outstanding Magazine Article...

Robert D. Morris, MD, PhD, is a physician and an environmental epidemiologist with particular expertise in human health risks related to drinking water. He has served...

Wayne Pacelle is the president and chief executive officer of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and author of The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals and Our...

Anu Partanen is the author of The Nordic Theory of Everything: In Search of a Better Life (Harper). Originally from Finland and now based in the United States, she is...

Dr. Raj Patel is an award-winning writer, activist, and academic. The author of the internationally acclaimed books Stuffed and Starved: Markets, Power and the Hidden...