On the ground in Iraq, a Surge of Deterioration
Carl Conetta, co-director of the Project on Defense Alternatives,
Dahr Jamail, Independent Journalist, covering the Middle East. His most recent article on Tom Dispatch: Iraq on My Mind, Thousands of Stories to Tell — And No One to Listen,
U.S. Contractors in Iraq and at home
Jeremy Scahill, author of Blackwater, The Rise of World’s Most Powerful Mercenery Army
Jana Crowder, founded the website, AmericanContractorsinIraq.com for contractors seeking help
Cindy Morgan, former Civilian Contractor and also author of "Cindy in Iraq, a civilian year in a war zone”
Riane Eisler on Creating Caring Economies
Riane Eisler, author of "The Real Wealth of Nations: Creating a Caring Economics" and "The Chalice and The Blade", www.rianeeisler.com
Celebrate Your Mind! A Day-long Benefit for the Buddhist Journal
"Inquiring Mind" and the Spirit Rock Meditation Center Scholarship Fund
Wes "Scoop" Nisker, author, teacher, performer and founding editor of "Inquiring Mind"
Joseph Goldstein, co-founder and guiding teacher of Insight Meditation Society, www.spiritrock.org; www.inquiringmind.com