The Susan G. Komen foundation has reversed its defunding of Planned Parenthood, at least temporarily, but the falsehoods and hypocrisy haven't ended. An investigation has... Richard (RJ) Eskow http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/

The reaction to January's jobs report shows how tragically our expectations have fallen, especially among some Democrats and their supporters. Their cheerleading isn't just bad... Richard (RJ) Eskow http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/

Mitt Romney, frontrunner for the Republican nomination, announced he wasn't too worried about poor people. Maybe it would be fun to see Romney debate Joe Biden, just because nobody would know what to expect from either of them. Chris Weigant http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-weigant/

It's no coincidence that Equality NC and NAACP-NC are now standing side by side in the Coalition to Protect All North Carolina Families, the state campaign to defeat Amendment One in May and turn the tide on LGBT discrimination in the South and beyond. Jen Jones http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jen-jones/

This year, in this election, I am committing to watching even more vigilantly. I truly can't imagine a more important election for us to make our voices heard. Julianne Moore http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julianne-moore/

Komen does women a disservice by continuing to channel funds into animal tests, while other cancer charities have moved on from such old-fashioned abominations or never engaged in them to begin with. Ingrid Newkirk http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ingrid-newkirk/

This rapid-fire progression of statements, counter-statements, letters from Congress, and board resignations was a down-and-dirty fight for the title of "True Advocate for Women's Health." Mara Leventhal http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mara-leventhal/

I don't believe our window of opportunity has closed on building new big reserves; not yet anyway. But we need to be much more creative and more optimistic if we are going to breathe new life into, and reawaken, that Golden Era. Sean Gerrity http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sean-gerrity/

"I'm not concerned about the very poor," is sure to dog Romney throughout the campaign. But as he continues to explain what he meant, I hope he takes the opportunity to think about the "very poor." And I hope he is concerned. We all should be. Mark Moore http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-moore/

A grassfire of foreclosure resistance involving dozens of threatened homes on Bernal Heights is pressuring banks, especially Wells Fargo, to declare a moratorium on home evictions and auctions. Stardust http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stardust/

Anyone who thinks welfare recipients do nothing but sit around and cash their checks isn't familiar with the schedules of Tiffany and many others like her. Marian Wright Edelman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marian-wright-edelman/

Part of what they do is help people plan. Parenthood. You know. They support birth control. In some cases, they provide it. Like your corner drugstore, but better. And this week the Bishops are howling about it. Ellen R. Shaffer http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ellen-r-shaffer/

The electorate assumes that presidential candidates will embellish, evade, and even sidestep tough questions. But the media must draw the line when candidates rewrite history in order to protect or enhance their own self-image, not based on the truth. Barbra Streisand http://www.huffingtonpost.com/barbra-streisand/

I have always believed that ultimately, unless the good guys get hosed regarding how narrow the legal release language is, the administration's mortgage settlement is a sideshow. Mike Lux http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-lux/

Rather than resorting to Muslim-bashing, American leaders should show their potential to lead by taking on the more difficult task of combating intolerance. . Muqtedar Khan http://www.huffingtonpost.com/muqtedar-khan/

That Lawrence Summers, a president emeritus of Harvard, is a consummate distorter of fact and logic is not a revelation. That he and Bill Clinton,... Robert Scheer http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-scheer/

WASHINGTON -- Even as the Obama administration says it's close to defeating al-Qaida, the size of the government's secret list of suspected terrorists who are... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jade-walker/

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Eleven people who were arrested during the weekend's turbulent Occupy Oakland protests were ordered Tuesday to stay away from the plaza outside... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carly-schwartz/

Romney's victory in Florida is being hailed as a dramatic comeback, a decisive victory, a clear statement of who owns the Republican race. The truth is, there are perfectly plausible scenarios in which he loses it. Howard Schweber http://www.huffingtonpost.com/howard-schweber/

There comes a time during just about every general election cycle when a faction of progressive Democratic voters begin to harrumph and gripe about the two party system. Specifically, the following remark jumps back into popular discourse: "we're choosing between the lesser of two evils." Bob Cesca http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-cesca/