HAMMERTIME

Faatima Evans, 06/08/12

TLC Extreme Couponer

Asking a couponer why they are addicted to couponing is like asking a porn star why they have sex for money.

Al Checchi, 06/09/12

Author, 'The Change Maker'; chairman, Join Together America; former chairman, Northwest Airlines; former candidate for Governor of California

The Democratic Party will reassess its relationship with public service unions as public opinion regarding public service employees reaches a tipping point.

Desmond Tutu, 06/08/12

1984 Nobel Peace Prize winner

For the sake of our planet, a conversation that needs to be heard is the one between generations, between elders and young people around the world -- and those who are in between.

Patrick Hughes, Jr. and Brigid Hughes, 06/08/12

The FDR Memorial in Washington D.C. was originally commissioned without any image of disability. The disability community, along with Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, advocated to change that.

Larry Velvel, 06/07/12

Dean, Massachusetts School of Law

Law schools have always been a route to advancement in America. So it is important that law schools remain a route of advancement for the middle and lower economic classes. But such access is increasingly difficult to come by.

Pearl Korn, 06/07/12

Advocate for Improved Medicare For All

There are still some exemplary public servants out there who spend their political careers on the right side of issues. I felt that it would be worthwhile to contact to Rep. John Conyers, Jr. find out what he thinks about the current state of our politics.

Terry Blackhawk, 06/05/12

Founder and director, InsideOut Literary Arts Project

The joy of Get Versed, the enthusiasm of a wonderfully diverse audience and the incredible confidence from the children is a testament to everyone who loves them, to InsideOut's poets and staff, and to the healing power of poetry.

Dr. Peggy Drexler, 06/06/12

Author, 'Our Fathers, Ourselves. Daughters, Fathers, and the Changing American Family'

Though we might like to think that our roles as men and women have become fluid enough to swap Mom for Dad and vice versa, I'm not sure it's quite that easy.

The Los Angeles Public Library, 06/07/12

It's summer reading club time at your local public library, but why should the kids get to have all the fun? We've been combing our shelves for this summer's best reading -- we hope you'll find your next pool, patio, or plane book here.

Marshall Fine, 06/08/12

Author and film critic, hollywoodandfine.com

Lola Versus is all like an extended episode of Girls, minus that series' self-lacerating sense of humor. Or any sense of humor.

Jed Kolko, 06/06/12

Chief Economist, Trulia

Each month we publish the earliest leading indicators of how asking prices and rents are trending nationally and locally, adjusted for the mix of listed homes and seasonal factors. Here's the scoop on how prices and rents did in May.

Steven Cohen, 06/04/12

Executive Director, Columbia University's Earth Institute

While we should be deeply concerned about the inability of our economy to generate sufficient employment, and most Americans are concerned about the economy, most people do not see a crisis. How do Americans in 2012 feel about their quality of life?

Elena Sonnino, 06/04/12

Freelance Writer, Educator,

Being a survivor makes you take stock. Being a survivor gives you new insights. Being a survivor means living each day in appreciation, knowing that others did not have the same chance.

Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm, 05/31/12

Former Governor of Michigan, Faculty at UC Berkeley, Host of "The War Room with Jennifer Granholm" on Current TV

Sadly, the ads that the billionaires are buying work. Otherwise they wouldn't invest. And be clear, that's what this is. An investment, and billionaires know it's a wise investment. So imagine the return they expect on their massive investment in buying a president.