A Baptist minister, political and civil rights and social justice activist, and radio talk show host of Keepin It Real, Al Sharpton fights injustice wherever he finds it. He makes regular guest appearances on The O'Reilly Factor and MSNBC and is praised as "a man who is willing to tell it like it is".

A radio and television host and liberal political commentator, Alan Colmes is best known as a co-host on Fox News Channel's political debate program Hannity & Colmes. Colmes also hosts the nationally-syndicated radio show, The Alan Colmes Show, on Fox News Radio and is well respected by Democrats and Republicans.

Writer of poetry, drama, essays and music criticism, Amiri Baraka is best known as the Father of the Black Arts Movement. Amiri Baraka is committed to social justice like no other American writer. He has taught at Yale, Columbia, and the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Three-time Emmy award winning journalist and anchor of CNN's Anderson Cooper 360°, Anderson Cooper has covered nearly all of major news events around the world including the 2008 Presidential elections, the economic crisis, Hurricane Katrina, and the bombings in London.

Prior to joining NBC News as the Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, Andrea Mitchell was NBC News' Chief White House Correspondent. Andrea covered the 2004 presidential campaign and has had numerous exclusive interviews including one with President Fidel Castro. Her first book is titled Talking Back, a memoir about her experiences as one of the first women to cover five presidents, Congress and foreign policy.

Andrew Carroll is the founder and director of the Legacy Project, a national, all-volunteer initiative that seeks out historically significant letters written in times of war. He is the editor of several New York Times bestselling collections of letters, including Letters of a Nation and War Letters: Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars, as well as the critically-acclaimed Behind the Lines: Powerful and Revealing American and Foreign War Letters, And One Man's Search to Find Them, which was nominated for a Grammy.

Known nationally for being removed from her teaching position in the Philosophy Department at UCLA as a result of her social activism and membership in the Communist Party, Professor Angela Davis is a student, teacher, writer, scholar and activist working to combat all forms of oppression in the U.S. and abroad. Professor Davis is a member of the Advisory Board of the Prison Activist Resource Center and is author of several books including Women, Culture & Politics, and The Angela Y. Davis Reader.

Barry presents his commentary in an entertaining, easily-understood style. Recognized for his views on making U.S. companies world-class competitors by focusing on delivering value to the customer, he addresses many of the opportunities and challenges facing American business today. His comments on business, the economy, the future, globalization and public policy are rooted in factual information, enthusiasm and humor.

Lawyer, teacher, actor, comic, economist, father, novelist, essayist, expert on finance, meet Ben Stein! An Emmy award-winning actor, comedian and game-show host, Ben is famous for his monotonous yet humorous voice in acting. Ben has worked, demonstrated and struggled for voting rights for African Americans, and was also a speech writer for Richard Nixon and for Gerald Ford.