Faiz Shakir: Research Director at The Center for American Progress and serves as Editor-in-Chief of ThinkProgress.org.
Lt. Gov John Garamendi: 46th Lieutenant Governor of California. He brings to the office 32 years of public service.
Scott Dick: regular contributor on Military/Vets issues. Dick hosts his own radio broadcast called The Scott Dick Show.
Tyler Boudreau: is a twelve-year veteran of the Marine Corps infantry. He trained and committed himself physically and intellectually to the military life. Then his intense devotion began to disintegrate, bit by bit, during his final mission in Iraq. After returning home, he discovered a turmoil developing in his mind, estranging him from his loved ones and the bill of goods he eagerly purchased as a marine officer. His book, Packing Inferno, is the spectacularly written story of the ordeal of a marine officer in battle and then coming home.
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Harvey Wasserman: Free Press Senior Editor. Wasserman is a “Superpower of Peace” columnist and author of a dozen books including SOLARTOPIA! Our Green-Powered Earth, A.D. 2030.
R J Shulman: political satirist. You can read Shulman’s blog at ptsd1.blogspot.com.
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Paul Waldman: author of four books on media and politics. His latest is called “Free Ride: John McCain and the Media”. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and is a Senior Fellow and Director of Special Projects at Media Matters for America. He is also a columnist for The American Prospect. You can read his blog at paulwaldman.blogspot.com.
Mark Fleming: is chief economist for First American CoreLogic, America’s largest provider of advanced property and ownership information, analytics and services. Fleming leads the risk management economics and research team.
Jerry Torres: is the first Mountain House Community Services District (MHCSD) Neighborhood Administrator. He has been with the District since January 2005. Jerry has been a homeowner and resident of Mountain House since 2004.
Phyllis Bennis: is a fellow of both TNI and the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington DC. Phyllis is a journalist specialising in Middle East and United Nations issues.
Dr. Paul Larudee: co-founder of FreeGaza.org.
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Malou Innocent: is a Foreign Policy Analyst at the Cato Institute. Her primary research interests are Middle East and Persian Gulf security issues and U.S. foreign policy toward Pakistan and China. Prior to joining Cato, she worked as a public policy intern at the District Office of California Congressman Pete Stark.
Ken Gude: is the Associate Director of the International Rights and Responsibility Program at American Progress. Prior to joining American Progress, Gude was a Policy Analyst at the Center for National Security Studies, where he focused on post-Sept. 11 civil liberties issues. Read the report on Guantanamo and Its Aftermath here.
Bob Borosage: president of the Institute for America’s Future and co-director of its sister organization, the Campaign for America’s Future.
Jason Leopold: investigative journalist. He writes for the online publication The Public Record.
Melanie Sloan: serves as CREW’s Executive Director. Prior to starting CREW, she served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia where, from 1998-2003, she successfully tried cases before dozens of judges and juries.
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Chuck Collins: is an author and a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC, where he directs the Program on Inequality and the Common Good. He is also co-founder of the organizations United for a Fair Economy and Responsible Wealth in Boston, Massachusetts.
Laurel Fletcher: is a Clinical Professor of Law and the Director of the International Human Rights Clinic at UC Berkeley School of Law. She is also the co-author of Guantanamo & Its Aftermath.
Cliff Schecter: political commentator and journalist. His blog is called The Political Carnival. His latest book is called “The Real McCain: Why Conservatives Don’t Trust Him and Why Independents Shouldn’t
Mike Grabell: covers transportation for ProPublica. He was a reporter for The Dallas Morning News from 2003 until mid-2008, covering police, state and federal courts and aviation safety and security.
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Robert Parry: founder of ConsortiumNews.com. His new book is called “Neck Deep: The Disastrous Presidency of George W. Bush”.
Rev. Dr. Robin Meyers: is a minister in the United Church of Christ and a Professor of Rhetoric at Oklahoma City University. He speaks about what he sees as differences between the Religious Right’s values and practices, and what he sees as a path forward.
Bruce Fein: lawyer in the United States who specializes in constitution and international law. He is a pro-impeachment republican. His latest book is entitled Constitutional Peril.
David Roland-Holst: Adjunct Professor of Agricultural & Resource Economics at the University of California at Berkeley
Noel Perry: is the founder of two community organizations: 100 Families Oakland and Next Ten, which aims to educate, engage, and empower Californians to improve the economy and quality of life in the state.
Ellen Brodsky: is the Founder of the Broward Election Reform Coalition and is a member of the Florida Voters Coalition.
Brad Friedman: self-described election integrity muckraking journalist jerk. You can read his blog at Bradblog.com.
Roger Shuler: truth seeking blogger at legalschnauzer.blogspot.com. Previously he worked for 11 years for daily newspaper and 18 years as a university editor.
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