Michael Lux is President of Progressive Strategies, L.L.C., a
political consulting firm focused on strategic political consulting for progressive organizations and donors. He also co-founded the blog OpenLeft.com.

Previously he was Special Assistant to the President for Public Liaison in the Clinton Administration and Senior VP for Political action at People For the American Way. He also served on the Obama-Biden Transition Team as liaison to the progressive community.

Paul Rosenberg is Senior Editor at Random Lengths News, a bi-weekly alternative community newspaper serving the San Pedro Bay area. Previously to joining Random Lengths News he was a freelance writer, specializing in serious non-fiction book reviews.