Angela Alioto
Angela Alioto is a San Francisco-born politician and a member of the Democratic Party. She was on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 1988 to 1997. Her father was Joseph L. Alioto, the former mayor of San Francisco. Her niece, Michela Alioto-Pier, is currently on the Board of Supervisors. Alioto ran for Mayor of San Francisco three times — in 1991, 1995 and 2003. Each time, she was considered to be a progressive candidate. Since leaving the Board of Supervisors, she has been the main partner of her law office, and has won a number of cases against corporations — including Mary Kay Cosmetics. She also served as Vice Chair of the California Democratic Party. Medea Benjamin
Medea Benjamin is a well-known U.S. political activist. The Los Angeles Times has described her as "one of the high profile leaders of the peace movement," and in 1999, San Francisco Magazine included her on their "power list" of the "60 Players Who Rule the Bay Area." Van Jones
Van Jones, 37, is the founder and National Executive Director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights (EBC). Thomas A. Nazario

Norman Solomon
Norman Solomon is a nationally syndicated columnist on media and politics. He has been writing the weekly "Media Beat" column since 1992. Joan Walsh
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