Nicholas Kristof is a Pulitzer Prize-winning op-ed columnist for The New York Times. Described as the moral conscience of today's generation of journalists, he is widely acclaimed for his writings on human rights abuses in Africa and Asia. His latest book is Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard College and studied law at Oxford University.

Nicholas Kristof is a Pulitzer Prize-winning op-ed columnist for The New York Times. Described as the moral conscience of today's generation of journalists, he is widely acclaimed for his writings on human rights abuses in Africa and Asia. His latest book is Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard College and studied law at Oxford University.

Nicholas Kristof is a Pulitzer Prize-winning op-ed columnist for The New York Times. Described as the moral conscience of today's generation of journalists, he is widely acclaimed for his writings on human rights abuses in Africa and Asia. His latest book is Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard College and studied law at Oxford University.

Os Guinness is a noted British scholar, former Brookings Institute and Woodrow Wilson fellow, and the author and editor of more than twenty books. His newest publication, The Case for Civility: Why America's Future Depends on It, is a proposal for restoring civility in America as a model for fostering civility around the world. Guinness explores the ways Americans can live with their deepest differences and calls for an end to the polarization that threatens our nation's principles of liberty, diversity, and unity.

Ali Velshi is CNN's Chief Business Correspondent. He is also the host of the network's weekend business program, Your $$$$$, and The Ali Velshi Show on CNN radio. Born in Kenya and raised in Toronto, he graduated from Queens University in Canada with a degree in religion. He is the author of the book Gimme My Money Back: Your Guide to Beating the Financial Crisis.

Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer teaches in the Justice and Peace Studies Department at the University of St. Thomas and recently ran as a candidate for the U. S. Senate. The author of twelve books, he has spent his life addressing the issues of poverty, racism, and war. He holds a degree in political science from St. Olaf College and a Master of Divinity from United Theological Seminary in New York.