Robert Reich, 01/09/13

Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy, University of California at Berkeley; Author, 'Beyond Outrage'

TARP -- the infamous Troubled Assets Relief Program that bailed out Wall Street in 2008 -- is over. The Treasury Department announced it will be completing the sale of the remaining shares it owns of the banks and of General Motors. But in reality it's not over.

Jill Knapp, 01/09/13

Adjunct Professor in Psychology

As a native New Yorker, and having lived in three out of the five boroughs, shows about New York City hold a very special place in my heart.

Regina Weinreich, 01/08/13

Author, 'Kerouac's Spontaneous Poetics'

Charlie Rose presented the Best Picture award to Zero Dark Thirty, noting its depiction of the greatest manhunt in history.

Skift, 01/09/13

Travel intelligence company

Businesses big or small have a responsibility to be good neighbors or, failing that, at least understand the law of the land. And you'd think Airbnb would understand how important it is to be a good neighbor.

Brenna Clarke Gray, 01/09/13

Teacher

And lo from the heavens did the God of Literature (who is not, however self-appointed, Jonathan of Franzen) come down from its heavenly cloud made of unreleased Atwood novels and an unpublished fourth book of the Millennium series, and it did tell unto a lowly blogger the Ten Commandments of a righteous readerly life.

Loren Fishman, MD, 01/09/13

Medical Director of Manhattan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in New York City, Author, 'Cure Back Pain with Yoga'

Yoga isn't the only "alternative therapy" that can help patients achieve better outcomes than pills and medical procedures alone. My prediction is that 2013 will see more and more physicians like myself who have added more than conventional Western medicines to their treatments.

Carlos Macías, 01/08/13

Social media/community manager at d expósito & Partners

Water by the Spoonful is an honest reflection of who we are as part of the American society ensemble. You will laugh, ponder and hopefully learn that Latino families are multicultural, multifaceted and as fragile as any other nucleus.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, 01/09/13

U.S. Senator from New York

From Tucson, to Aurora, to Oak Creek, Wisc., to Sandy Hook Elementary School, there seems to be a never ending series of mass tragedies at the hands of madmen with guns.

Jonathan Valania, 01/08/13

Journalist

Out of the 67 GOP representatives that turned their back on the people of New York and New Jersey in their darkest hour, there are (at least) 10 that deserve dishonorable mention for going above and beyond the call of duty in their pitiless pursuit of cutthroat partisanship.

Len Berman, 01/09/13

Emmy Award winning sportscaster and New York Times Bestselling Author

Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is undergoing surgery today for a torn knee ligament.

Carolyn Reinach Wolf, 01/09/13

Partner in the law firm of Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara & Einiger, LLP; director of the firm's Mental Health Law practice; founder and president, Campus Behavioral Health Risk Consultants

Let's keep mental health issues on the front burner. It is our only chance to fuel the fire of change for those who suffer in silence from mental health issues and those who seek to intervene before it is too late.

My Social List, 01/08/13

You've been back in New York for a week. You've spent all of your gift cards; and thank God for them, because you're broke. Fortunately, there's a plethora of amazing concerts to attend this week, and a good number of them are free or under 10 dollars.

Laura Rowley, 01/08/13

Executive Producer, Special Projects, The Huffington Post

Here's a truly dumb idea: Let's reserve valuable internships for the wealthiest students alone, at a time when college costs continue to surge past middle-class family incomes and available aid. This is what a recent op-ed effectively recommends.

Frances Beinecke, 01/08/13

President, Natural Resources Defense Council

When I first started working on climate change a decade ago, we spoke in terms of distant forecasts and long-range impacts. Now we simply look out the window to see what climate change can do to our communities.

Andrea Levere, 01/08/13

President, Corporation for Enterprise Development

In reality, today's manufactured homes have about as much in common with RVs or "Katrina trailers" as mini-mansions have with Buckingham Palace.

Joanne Wallenstein, 01/08/13

Scarsdale10583.com

Even though the Newtown shootings ignited a passion for stricter gun control, from everything I see and hear it's going to be very difficult to pass meaningful legislation to prevent another tragedy.

John Voelcker, 01/07/13

Editor, Green Car Reports; co-founder, Medius Institute for Gay Men's Health; former member, ACT UP New York

Spencer Cox's death last month was a wake-up call that highlighted once again the critical need for mental health programs and studies of the powerful trauma experienced by gay men in their 40s through 70s who've lived through the loss and destruction of entire communities due to AIDS.