NORMAN SOLOMON
Write the award-winning Media Beat column, exposing conservative bias in the media. His syndicated column appears in many newspapers, including Liberal Opinion Week.

BARBARA EHRENREICH
Whenever you read Barbara Ehrenreich, you'll be guaranteed to think of issues as you've never saw them before. Always ready to dispute conventional wisdom, her essays can be found in Time and The Nation.

ANTHONY LEWIS
A brilliant and passionate liberal, Lewis writes about domestic and international affairs for The New York Times.

BOB HERBERT
Herbert's columns, which are in The New York Times, mainly focus on domestic affairs. He is especially committed to defending the poor and minorities.

DONALD KAUL
Syndicated columnist for Knight-Ridder Newspapers. Write him at Tribune Media Services, 435 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60611. One of my favorites, and doesn't hesitate to call himself a liberal.

E.J. Dionne
A true progressive liberal, Dionne write for the Washington Post and is nationally syndicated. He is known for his sharp analysis of domestic issues.

FRANK RICH
A former theater critic, Rich writes often about political and cultural issues.

Albert R. Hunt
The token liberal of the Wall Street Journal. He writes about once per week on the next-to-last page of section 1, on the page following the most unliberal of editorial pages.

CALVIN TRILLIN
The droll humorist writes a weekly essay for Time and cool political poetry for The Nation.

CLARENCE PAGE
The most adorable member of The McLaughlin Group writes for the Chicago Tribune.

MICHAEL KINSLEY
Kinsley writes for Time magazine but he also has a brand-spanking new cyber-magazine, Slate (up in June).

CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS
The British leftist writes acerbic commentary for The Nation and Vanity Fair.

KATHA POLLITT
The award-winning essayist brings a feminist perspective to issues. She writes for The Nation and The New Yorker.

ALEXANDER COCKBURN
Another British leftist who writes for The Nation and the Los Angeles Times.

ERIC ALTERMAN
He writes about the right wing for The Nation and Mother Jones.

ROBERT SCHEER
His columns can be seen in the Los Angeles Times.

MOLLY IVINS
The humorist from Texas writes three columns a week for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and a monthly column for The Progressive. She can also be seen on "60 Minutes" every week.

ELLEN GOODMAN
One of the most popular columnists in the nation, Goodman is excellent on women's issues and other social commentary.

RICHARD COHEN
Cohen writes for The Washington Post.

COLMAN McCARTHY
McCarthy brings a left-wing perspective to The Washington Post.

LARS-ERIK NELSON
Nelson's columns, which run in the New York Daily News, cover politics in Washington.