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Anderson Cooper

Personal tweets by Anderson Cooper. Anchor of @AC360, weeknights at 8p/ET & 10p/ET on @CNN and daytime talk show host of @Anderson, airing weekdays.
2,541,898 followers |

Al Gore

2,422,695 followers |

Rachel Maddow MSNBC

I see political people... (Retweets do not imply endorsement.)
2,124,708 followers |

GeorgeStephanopoulos

Good Morning America Anchor, @ThisWeekABC Anchor and ABC News Chief Political Correspondent
1,756,871 followers |

rob corddry

I am a gentleman
1,399,847 followers |

John Dickerson

Political correspondent Slate magazine/Political Director CBS News
1,375,021 followers |

Nicholas Kristof

New York Times columnist, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, co-author @Half the Sky, http://www.facebook.com/kristof
1,260,640 followers |

Scott Simon

Host of NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday
1,230,571 followers |

Ann Curry

Journalism is an act of faith in the future.
1,185,357 followers |

Michael Moore

Filmmaker ('Fahrenheit 9/11'), author ('Stupid White Men'), citizen ('United States of America').
1,045,587 followers |

Paul Krugman

New York Times Op-Ed columnist and blogger.
777,286 followers |

GOOD

GOOD is the global association of individuals, businesses, and nonprofits powering what works.
759,803 followers |

Roger Ebert

Film critic since time immemorial. My blog: http://j.mp/51Rkoe
646,621 followers |

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Astrophysicist, American Museum of Natural History. Author: Space Chronicle, The Pluto Files,. Host: StarTalk Radio http://StarTalkRadio.net
494,165 followers |

Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins Personal Twitter Account.
374,725 followers |

david carr

David Carr, Media Equation column, blogs @ Decoder, covers pop culture at NYTimes. Tweets hi-low, news, whatnot. Author: Night of the Gun. http://amzn.to/lhYAP5
370,663 followers |

Scientific American

Scientific American Magazine and online, over 165 years of science news
368,567 followers |

Christiane Amanpour

I'm thrilled to achieve the best of both worlds -- prime time specials at ABC and weekday shows around the world at CNN International! Email: amanpour@cnn.com
328,069 followers |

Bill Nye

Science Educator seeks to change the world...
300,810 followers |

Maria Popova

Interestingness hunter-gatherer obsessed with combinatorial creativity. Editor of @brainpickings & @explorer. Bylines for @WiredUK & @TheAtlantic. MIT Fellow.
186,507 followers |

HHSGov

News and info from U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
185,235 followers |

Jeffrey Levin

Marketing Programs Manager, social media, human rights, politics and news junkie, #hrc #p2 #topprog #TeamFollowBack #tfb #TeamVirgo
179,855 followers |

Jake Tapper

ABC News' Sr White House Correspondent. Dissecting my tweets with Talmudic meticulousness will result in wrong conclusions. RTs do not = endorsement.
175,380 followers |

Nouriel Roubini

Professor at Stern School, NYU, Chairman of Roubini Global Economics (www.roubini.com), blog at www.economonitor.com/nouriel/ , co-author of Crisis Economics
167,864 followers |

Ezra Klein

Blogger/columnist for Washington Post, columnist for Bloomberg View, contributor to MSNBC. Eater of food. Hater of filibuster. Lover of charts.
156,874 followers |

Reverend Al Sharpton

Baptist Minister & Political, Civil Rights, and Social Justice Activist
146,325 followers |

Frank Bruni

New York Times Op-Ed columnist, food lover and author of several books, including the family and diet memoir Born Round
144,595 followers |

ThinkProgress

Hard-hitting political news and analysis. Tweets by @JuddLegum w/@OkieCaitlin | jlegum@amprog.org | 202.481.7184
130,331 followers |

Sultan Al Qassemi

Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi is a commentator on Arab affairs.
118,057 followers |

Oxfam America

Working together to end poverty and injustice
116,254 followers |

Baratunde

Author #HowToBeBlack http://howtobeblack.me Formerly of @TheOnion. Now @CultivatedWit. My tweets represent your employer's opinion
114,849 followers |

FEMA

This channel provides FEMA mission-related information. For emergencies, call your local fire/EMS/police or 9-1-1.
111,374 followers |

Paul Krugman

In the long run Keynes is very much alive.
100,283 followers |

Jeff Jarvis

blogger and j-school prof
95,409 followers |

Daily Kos

News. Community. Action.
93,163 followers |

Christopher Hayes

Host of Up w/ Chris Hayes on MSNBC,Weekends at 8am. Editor at Large at The Nation. Cubs fan.
89,657 followers |

Melissa Harris-Perry

Tulane Professor, MSNBC Host of @MHPShow, Columnist for @TheNation.
83,992 followers |

Glenn Greenwald

82,104 followers |

Matt Taibbi

Contributing Editor for Rolling Stone; author of the Great Derangement and Griftopia; Contributor for Countdown with Keith Olbermann.
79,921 followers |

Grist

Environmental journalism at its best. A beacon in the smog, if you will. Tweets by Grist's social media producer, Hanna Welch.
76,744 followers |

benwedeman

Article RTs NOT endorsement. Fan page? Of course not! Only the news is the star. All else is just polished teeth. Always question conventional wisdom.
74,837 followers |

Robert Reich

Berkeley professor, former US Secretary of Labor. BEYOND OUTRAGE, an e-original, will be available for download on April 17, 2012.
74,579 followers |

Maddow Blog

The Rachel Maddow Show has a blog.
73,700 followers |

NewYorkology

What to do in NY now, as tweeted ad-free by NewYorkology.com editor Amy Langfield.
71,753 followers |

Touré

Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness? was a NY Times most notable book of 2011. Now co-writing Nas's autobiography. For speaking events—abobin@apbspeakers.com.
69,881 followers |

Richard Engel

@NBCNews Chief Foreign Correspondent
66,334 followers |

Markos Moulitsas

Founder of Daily Kos, author of American Taliban: How Sex, Sin, and Power Bind Jihadists to the Radical Right
64,268 followers |

Harry Shearer

Derek Smalls, check. Burns, check. Dir. of The Big Uneasy, doc abt real cause of NO 2005 flooding, now at Amazon and iTunes, check. Soon 2b Nixon on SkyArts UK
63,180 followers |

LOLGOP

I used to want to be a fundamentalist Christian but I didn't want to think about gay sex that much.
61,282 followers |

Lara Setrakian

Foreign Correspondent. WEF YGL. Thirsty to learn, eager to share. Story ideas and links welcome, send over an @ message.
59,843 followers |

David Corn

DC editor of Mother Jones, MSNBC analyst & author of the new book, SHOWDOWN: The Inside Story of How Obama Fought Back Against Boehner, Cantor & the Tea Party
59,419 followers |

Peter Sagal

Insufferable -- Vanity Fair 1/18/12
58,389 followers |

Xeni Jardin

Madam Boing. Breast cancer isn't something I have, but something my body is currently doing. I tweet about this, and all that my mind is doing. xeni@xeni.net
57,314 followers |

TrineDay Publishing

Publisher of suppressed books, opponent of cover ups, fighter of lawsuits, defender of public's right to know.
57,145 followers |

US Reality Check

Separating Facts from Fiction. Judge for Yourself. Let's Clear the Smoke. http://ow.ly/3QU4C
53,917 followers |

Romenesko

Visit JimRomenesko.com
52,721 followers |

Charles M. Blow

Charles M. Blow is The New York Times's visual Op-Ed columnist. His column appears every Saturday.
52,435 followers |

The Young Turks

Hosted by @CenkUygur and @AnaKasparian. Watch @TYTonCurrent weeknights at 7pm ET & reruns at 10pm ET. #NoIranWar #p2 #p3 #2012 #topprog
51,380 followers |

James Urbaniak

Voice of Dr. Venture on The Venture Brothers. Other acting services occasionally rendered.
51,276 followers |

jeremy scahill

national security correspondent for The Nation, author of Blackwater. There's always money in the banana stand.
49,404 followers |

Ayman Mohyeldin

Ayman is Foreign Correspondent for NBC News based in Egypt. Tweets and RTs are not endorsements.
48,973 followers |

JeffreyFeldman

Progressive author (Framing The Debate), blogger, CBC TV pundit, HuffPo, Mediaite, Frameshop, Michigander in NYC.
47,221 followers |

Neal Mann

Social Media Editor at The Wall Street Journal, breaking news on Twitter since 2009. Any views expressed on here are my own
46,980 followers |

Nic Robertson

CNN Senior International Correspondent
46,800 followers |

Joan Walsh

Salon.com editor at large and MSNBC political analyst
46,057 followers |

Flavorpill

Russ Marshalek, @russmarshalek, Social Media Manager at Flavorpill, shares top culture picks from Flavorwire and the web.
46,002 followers |

AlterNet

AlterNet is a progressive news magazine and online community www.alternet.org
45,942 followers |

Katrina vandenHeuvel

The Nation magazine Editor and Publisher
45,293 followers |

Laurie Penny

Author, journalist, feminist, reprobate, tea-drinker, gentlewoman of fortune. Writes for The Independent and many others. Views my own.
43,950 followers |

arabist

The site on Arab politics and culture. Tweets with links are not necessarily endorsements - I often tweet stuff I hate. And a favorite is just a bookmark, ok?
42,319 followers |

Eugene Robinson

I am the Washington Post columnist, MSNBC analyst and author.
41,944 followers |

Jim Roberts

Jim Roberts is an assistant managing editor of The New York Times.
40,908 followers |

David Shuster

Emmy award winning broadcast journalist based in Washington, D.C.
40,122 followers |

Blake Hounshell

Managing editor of Foreign Policy magazine. Opinions my own. RT ≠ endorsement. Buy my book! http://amzn.to/u6uNL6
38,698 followers |

davidfrum

Contributing Editor, DailyBeast/Newsweek; CNN contributor
37,493 followers |

Rick Klein

Senior Washington Editor, @ABC. Husband, father, baseball card collector. Co-host of ABC's #TopLine Webcast.
37,065 followers |

Michael Eric Dyson

34,571 followers |

Jeff Schweitzer

Dr. Jeff Schweitzer is a marine biologist, consultant and internationally recognized authority in ethics. He is the author of five books including Calorie Wars.
32,185 followers |

Diane Ravitch

I write about education. I blog at Bridging Differences at Education Week.
30,579 followers |

Tim O'Brien

Executive Editor of HuffingtonPost. Former New York Times writer/editor. Writing series of historical thrillers for Random House.
29,194 followers |

Project Syndicate

The World's Smartest Opinion Page
28,968 followers |

Ethar El-Katatney

Cynical, international-award-winning journalist. MA, MBA. Apathetic bookworm. Sarcastic author. Jaded but still slightly quixotic Ibn Battuta Wannabe.
28,696 followers |

Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Hitchens is an author, journalist and literary critic.
28,546 followers |

Arts & Letters Daily

Ideas. Criticism. Debate.
28,361 followers |

Arwa Damon

CNN International Correspondent. RT are not endorsements
27,204 followers |

NYTimes Lede Blog

New York Times bloggers remix the news on national and international events.
27,198 followers |

Angelo Carusone

After a 2 year campaign, we stopped Glenn Beck. But, we have a lot more to do. Onward! Statements expressed here are my own.
26,987 followers |

Jack Shafer

RT≠E. To sign up for email alerts to my ReutersOpinion column (and other announcements), fill out the form at http://eepurl.com/gB_ov
26,421 followers |

Evan Hill

Al Jazeera English online producer, Wisconsin raised Chicago Bears fan, Radiohead listener, middle initial C. evan [dot] hill [at] aljazeera [dot] net.
25,968 followers |

Alan Colmes

Host of Alan Colmes Show on radio, Fox News contributor
25,789 followers |

gwen ifill

also http://pbs.org/newshour
25,199 followers |

Jonathan Capehart

Opinion Writer for the Washington Post and MSNBC Contributor
25,004 followers |

Bob Schieffer

CBS News' Chief Washington Correspondent and moderator of the Sunday public affairs talk show, Face the Nation.
24,631 followers |

Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren is a Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts
24,560 followers |

Catherine Rampell

I write about economics and theater for The New York Times.
24,404 followers |

Kurt Andersen

I have a new novel called True Believers coming out in July (http://www.kurtandersen.com/). I also wrote Heyday and Turn of the Century, and host Studio 360.
23,590 followers |

Alex Wagner

Host of @NowWithAlex on @MSNBCTV, M-F at 12PM. Lover of Doritos and eight hours of sleep.
22,586 followers |

The Diane Rehm Show

The Diane Rehm Show from NPR and WAMU 88.5 - American University Radio
22,539 followers |

RayBeckerman

Law, social justice, nature, human & animal rights, the arts, ecology. Progressive. I try to lend my voice to the voiceless. http://is.gd/cNFKN
22,437 followers |

Gail Collins

New York Times Op-Ed columnist and blogger.
22,268 followers |

Steve Inskeep

NPR's Morning Edition; author Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi, about a single dramatic day that explains our changing urban world. http://amzn.to/th26P2
22,044 followers |

Jonathan Alter

Emily's husband, Charlotte, Tommy and Molly's dad, Bloomberg View columnist, MSNBC analyst, author of books on FDR and Obama.
22,026 followers |

Steve Silberman

Investigative reporter for Wired & other magazines, writing a book about autism/neurodiversity for Avery/Penguin 2013. One of @Time's selected science tweeters.
21,039 followers |

Greg Mitchell

Blogger for The Nation. Author of 13 books (see link below) on OWS, WikiLeaks, Beethoven, Atomic Cover-Up. Former ed. at Editor & Publisher and Crawdaddy.
20,960 followers |

Jill Abramson

Executive editor, The New York Times
20,886 followers |

Eric Boehlert

Eric Boehlert is a Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America. Opinions are my own. Especially ones that offend people.
20,585 followers |

jim sciutto

Chief of Staff & Senior Advisor US Embassy Beijing
20,378 followers |

Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Hitchens Official Twitter Page
20,324 followers |

Mark MacKinnon/马凯

East Asia correspondent for Canada's national newspaper, The Globe and Mail. Author of The New Cold War. Former Mideast and Russia corro, so tweets may wander.
19,851 followers |

Bianca Jagger

Bianca Jagger: Founder & Chair of the Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation.
19,708 followers |

Alex Pareene

I write about politics for Salon.com
19,602 followers |

attackerman

I put the IRE in WIRED. attackerman.com
19,376 followers |

Daniel Ellsberg

I am the author of Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers.
19,274 followers |

Andrew Kaczynski

Reporter for @BuzzFeed Politics. Researching/reporting on all things 2012. I also like cats. RTs≠Endorsements. Send tips to Andrew.Kaczynski@BuzzFeed.com
19,038 followers |

Rachel Maddow Show

This is a TweetBot. It notifies followers when clips of The Rachel Maddow Show are published to msnbc.com each night. May see other uses in the future.
18,843 followers |

Roger Cohen

Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times.
18,645 followers |

C.J. Chivers

Senior writer, The New York Times, covering conflict. Author of THE GUN, a history of automatic arms and their influence on war. chivers@nytimes.com
18,618 followers |

Dahlia Lithwick

18,494 followers |

Heidi N. Moore

Handmaiden to capitalism. Reporting on Wall St. Truth vigilante. Tweets have no affiliation with my employer. WSJ alum; NYT contrib. Get off my lawn. Hi.
17,970 followers |

Juan Cole

Middle East specialist
17,174 followers |

Mac McClelland

Mother Jones human rights reporter. Strict-grammar lover. Burma-book-writer extraordinaire.
16,801 followers |

John Heilemann

National Affairs Editor for New York Magazine, MSNBC political analyst, Game Change coauthor, Brooklyn resident, LA native, great dane owner.
16,303 followers |

Noreena Hertz

Bestselling Author,The Silent Takeover&IOU:The Debt Threat;Advisor to CEOs,Gvts,NGOs;Professor of Globalisation,Sustainability&Finance@Duisenberg&Cambridge Univ
15,703 followers |

Elon James White

Creator of the award winning projects This @WeekInBlackness - http://twib.me and @BlackingItUp! (Listen Live Monday - Thursday) http://twib.me/live
15,347 followers |

NASA's Juno Mission

Trekking to Jupiter to improve our understanding of the planet’s origins and the formation of planetary systems everywhere. Also at www.nasa.gov/juno
15,111 followers |

Amanda Marcotte

Brooklyn writer who likes indie rock, quality television, and political blogging. Despite all this, I'm not interested in knitting, kthnxbai.
14,960 followers |

David Sirota

Bestselling author, newspaper columnist, Salon.com writer, AM760 radio host, vegetarian, craft beer drinker, Dad, Golden Doodle lover, proud Denverite.
14,910 followers |

Declan Walsh

New York Times Pakistan correspondent
14,854 followers |

Marc Lynch

14,819 followers |

oxfordgirl

I'm a writer, journalist and I dabble in politics. Yes I am a girl, I was born in Iran and the avatar is Colonel Mohammad Taghi Pessian, a great Iranian Hero.
14,738 followers |

David Waldman

Contributing Editor, Daily Kos and Congress Matters
14,628 followers |

John Harwood

Covering Washington and national politics for CNBC and the New York Times; loving Duke basketball, Washington Redskins, dance music, and being a Dad.
14,576 followers |

Paul Rieckhoff

Observer of things. Social entrepreneur, activist, advocate, writer. Founder & CEO, Iraq & Afghan Vets of America (@IAVA). Fighting to make a difference daily.
13,801 followers |

Brian Lehrer

WNYC radio host with conversations that matter. Also on CUNY.TV. If tweet signed BL it's from Brian, unsigned from his awesome team.
13,732 followers |

Frank Rich

Writer-at-Large, New York Magazine http://nymag.com/frank-rich/ / Executive Producer, Veep (HBO) http://www.hbo.com/#/veep
13,306 followers |

Karoli

This is a personal twitter account. All opinions expressed here are solely mine.
13,209 followers |

TimKarr

All things media, online and off... but mostly on. Karr is an online, free speech advocate at Free Press, the nation's largest media reform group. Tweets my own
13,071 followers |

Jeff Greenfield

30 Years political analyst, ABC, CNN, CBS, Author, Yahoo News columnist Anchor, @PBSNeedToKnow (PBS Fridays) http://www.pbs.org/needtoknow/
12,785 followers |

Oliver Willis

I am a research fellow at Media Matters for America. These are my opinions. http://oliverwillis.com
12,692 followers |

Jamil Smith

Segment and digital producer for @MHPshow, airing at 10am ET each Saturday and Sunday on @msnbctv. Contributing writer to @EBONYMag. Opinions are mine alone.
12,362 followers |

AdamSerwer

Reporter/Blogger for Mother Jones. I also fight crime. Mostly loitering.
12,087 followers |

videogum

11,895 followers |

Garance Franke-Ruta

Senior editor, @TheAtlantic. Your early warning system. Politics, media, breaking.
11,855 followers |

digby

DFH/blogger/humanoid
11,677 followers |

Mina Al-Oraibi

Iraqi journalist in London.. after exciting stint in Washington DC..longing to be home. Views expressed here are my own& do not reflect my employer's views.
11,663 followers |

Bruce Judson

Author, It Could Happen Here (HarperCollins) Former Senior Faculty Fellow Yale, Braintruster New Deal 2.0. Progressive. Write on income inequality, fair economy
11,513 followers |

Robert Greenwald

Filmmaker, political activist and founder of Brave New Films. robert@bravenewfilms.org
11,270 followers |

AnalizeThis

Civil Libertarian ~ When the government's boot is on your throat, whether it is a left boot or a right boot is of no consequence ~ Gary Lloyd
11,160 followers |

Sally Kohn

amateur phlebotomist.
11,153 followers |

Nasser H Al-Khalifa

Diplomat, Thinker, and Human rights advocate.
11,108 followers |

Jason Easley

Proud liberal website. In a world full of corporate cash, we are independent. #p2
10,827 followers |

Lauren E. Bohn

Fulbrighter in Egypt, multimedia journalist, editor @cairoreview, NYU/Medill alum, bibliophile, news-geek, globetrotter. Love: PB, Vinyasa, notebooks, bulldogs.
10,711 followers |

Jared Bernstein

Senior Fellow @CenterOnBudget, former Chief Economist and Economic Adviser to Vice President Joe Biden.
10,554 followers |

Berfrois

Literature, ideas, tea. Tweets by @RussellBennetts.
10,383 followers |

Blair LM Kelley

Professor/historian/political observer/pop culture critic/ author of Right to Ride. Also The Oracle. http://profblmkelley.tumblr.com/
9,964 followers |

Rob Crilly

Pakistan correspondent of The Telegraph, Africa-phile, author of Saving Darfur
9,936 followers |

Steve Benen

Producer for The Rachel Maddow Show, blogger at MaddowBlog, and MSNBC contributor
9,766 followers |

Mo Costandi

Neuroscientist turned writer. Bibliophile, film buff, funk fanatic, amateur photographer
9,604 followers |

Joanne Bamberger

Author, Mothers of Intention: How Women & Social Media are Revolutionizing Politics in America; 2012 Election Editor, iVillage.com; founder, PunditMom.com
9,532 followers |

Bob Herbert

Bob Herbert is a distinguished senior fellow with Demos. Previously, he was an Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times from 1993 to 2011.
9,389 followers |

Michelle Goldberg

Senior writer for Newsweek/The Daily Beast, and author of Kingdom Coming and The Means of Reproduction.
9,342 followers |

Campus Progress

Young people working for progressive change. Campus Progress is a project of the Center for American Progress. [tweets by CP Staff]
9,313 followers |

Kirstin Butler

Cultural canary, unapologetic generalist, pie-lover. Currently working on a satire of startup culture by way of Nikolai Gogol.
9,018 followers |

Tim Wise

I'm an anti-racism educator & author of 7 books on racism in the U.S. More info is available @ www.timwise.org
8,755 followers |

RonSupportsYou

Politics, technology, television and music. by Ron Feiertag
8,423 followers |

wissamtarif

Syria, Iran , Saudi Arabia, Human rights and Democracy issues.
8,381 followers |

Daniel Schorr

Senior News Analyst, NPR
8,269 followers |

Andrew Cohen

Dad. Horseman. @60Minutes Legal Analyst. @CBSRadioNews Senior Analyst. Contributing Editor @TheAtlantic. My views are my own. RTs could mean anything.
7,988 followers |

sick jew

Health care is a human right.
7,935 followers |

Bill Press

The Bill Press Show. Weekdays 6-9am ET coast-to-coast on radio and @Current. Tweets are both from Bill and his producers. RT's do not = endorsements.
7,876 followers |

Jonathan Chait

Writer for New York magazine. jbchait@gmail.com
7,851 followers |

Howie Klein

progressive blogger/activist
7,820 followers |

Josh Fox

7,486 followers |

Peter Straub

my profession obliges me to enjoy solitary confinement.
7,454 followers |

Binyamin Appelbaum

Washington correspondent for The New York Times.
7,434 followers |

CommonCause

Tweeting truth to power. Check out our blog at www.CommonBlog.com. Managed by @Nikki4CC.
7,250 followers |

JeffSharlet

Author of The Family; C Street; Sweet Heaven When I Die. Co-author, Killing the Buddha.
6,921 followers |

Damien Cave

New York Times Correspondent, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
6,892 followers |

Matthias Rascher

On Twitter to share the good stuff I find: linguistics, literature, history, art, design, photography, science, technology, music, Los Angeles, travel, fun...
6,771 followers |

Jason Leopold

Lead Investigative Reporter: @Truthout. Author of the national bestseller, News Junkie, a memoir. Co-founder: @ThePublicRecord. Tweets are mine.
6,668 followers |

Alyssa Rosenberg

Culture blogger for @ThinkProgress, correspondent for @TheAtlanticENT. Likes: lady detectives, shoes, Robyn, brass owls. Tweets, views, & tastes are mine alone.
6,603 followers |

Brad Friedman

The official RSS feed and more from BradBlog.com. Fighting for truth, election reform, media reform & more. It's not about right and left, but right and wrong.
6,577 followers |

John Dean

Author, Lecturer, Commentator (Current TV), Columnist (Justia) and former Nixon White House Counsel
6,550 followers |

Steve Kornacki

I write about politics for Salon.com
6,488 followers |

Charles P. Pierce

Feed from The Politics Blog with Charles P. Pierce, plus live-tweeting from Charlie, Executive Editor Mark Warren (MW), and Web Director Matt Sullivan (MS).
6,475 followers |

Conor Friedersdorf

Staff writer at The Atlantic, founding editor of The Best of Journalism http://letter.ly/TheBestOfJournalism
6,268 followers |

Bob Cesca

Host of the Bob & Chez Show, Huff Post contributor, blogger, cartoon producer, cyclist, Civil War historian, conspiring to rule the world with @ifnotwinter
6,249 followers |

Cynthia Boaz

Satyagrahi, muckraker, prof, people power fan, nonviolent action advocate. 3/4 smartypants, 1/4 smartass. Pisces. INFP. Trying to be a force for good. #p2
5,707 followers |

He Who Plays Xbox

Ex-Starting Blogger, Podcaster & Professional Drinker for the Black Community. Now a free agent looking to be drafted by Native Americans in next racial draft
5,685 followers |

Will Bunch

Author of new Kindle Single, Give It To Steve! -- also Phila. Daily News and Attytood.com
5,638 followers |

MJ Rosenberg

5,598 followers |

Tom

An occasional blogger and patron of politics & news. I also enjoy ample doses of dry humor, technology, philosophy & science.
5,570 followers |

Tavlesh

Happily married scientist, political ronin defending idea that true freedom includes opportunity for all. Skeptic who sides Left, vs belief w/o thought. #CTL
5,487 followers |

DMan

Dork scientist, family man, passionate on humor & politics & #GSWarriors - and dolphins (see web link - not my page but supporter)
5,431 followers |

Jon Pareles

always listening
5,375 followers |

joshua epstein

Gay NY Dem. Progressive Blogger. Patriot. I tweet feeds of blogs I depend upon for news. RT's ≠ endorsement.
5,218 followers |

Micheal Stinson

activist, writer, Hollywood award winning animator, political commentator, musician, co-creator of Sarah Palin Rogue Coloring & Activity Book
5,206 followers |

TeresaKopec

Wherever she went, including here, it was against her better judgment. -- Dorothy Parker
5,203 followers |

Matt Duss

National Security Policy Analyst at the Center for American Progress. Proud son of Nyack. Electric guitar canonist. Personal account, opinions my own.
5,202 followers |

Robert Krulwich

5,146 followers |

Alberto Cairo

Information graphics educator (U. of Miami) & consultant. Interested in journalism, cognitive psychology, politics and science http://www.thefunctionalart.com
4,970 followers |

Karen Krizanovich

American writer/broadcaster. MBA Film Finance. Tweets about film/scripts/biz/books & fluff
4,858 followers |

R. Paine

Actively engaged in staunching the deleterious effects of stupid... Yeah we're talking politics #P2
4,793 followers |

Mario Piperni

My focus and passions are politics and art and I get to play with both at mariopiperni.com. And yes, truth does have a liberal bias.
4,753 followers |

The Ron Reagan Show

The Ron Reagan Show airs on Air America from 6-9pmEST
4,708 followers |

Tony Beyond

artist seeker imagineer teacher filmmaker dork aesthete guru of paradoxes daydream drifter in sea of sighs http://kriszensufi.tumblr.com/
4,534 followers |

Linda Sarsour

Palestinian, American, Muslim, non-profit leader, public speaker, community organizer, political junkie. Born & raised in Brooklyn. Justice NOW.
4,501 followers |

Carolyn Pexton

Communications Consultant/Writer
4,303 followers |

Karen Hunter

Publisher, Professor, MSNBC Contributor, Writer, Warrior
4,299 followers |

Dorian Warren

Transplanted Chicagoan. Columbia professor. Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute. Sometimes play a pundit on MSNBC & CNN. Don't mourn, organize!
4,283 followers |

Adam Orbit

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writer: newspapers mostly, books occasionally
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Sarah Vowell

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