James Fallows

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1. The American Society of Magazine Editors

   Author of The Best American Magazine Writing 2004, The Best American Magazine Writing 2002, The Best American Magazine Writing 2000

2. Royce Flippin

   Author of The Best American Political Writing 2003, The Best American Political Writing 2005, The Best American Political Writing 2002

3. Bob Woodward

   Author of Plan of Attack, The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court, The Agenda: Inside the Clinton White House

4. Seymour M. Hersh

   Author of Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib, The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy, Target Is Destroyed

5. Kevin Phillips

   Author of Wealth and Democracy: A Political History of the American Rich, The Cousins' Wars: Religion, Politics, and the Triumph of Anglo-America, The Politics of Rich and Poor: Wealth and the American Electorate in the Reagan Aftermath

6. David Halberstam

   Author of The Best and the Brightest, The Powers That Be, The Reckoning

7. James Fallows

   Author of National Defense, Looking at the Sun: The Rise of the New East Asian Economic and Political System, More Like Us: Making America Great Again

8. Peter Hessler

   Author of River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze, Oracle Bones: A Journey Through Time in China (P.S.), Country Driving: A Chinese Road Trip

9. Robert B. Reich

   Author of The Work of Nations: Preparing Ourselves for 21st Century Capitalism, Locked in the Cabinet, Aftershock

10. William Greider

    Author of Secrets of the Temple: How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country, Who Will Tell The People? : The Betrayal Of American Democracy

11. Thomas Frank

    Author of What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America, The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule

12. Ron Suskind

    Author of The One Percent Doctrine: Deep Inside America's Pursuit of Its Enemies Since 9/11, The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O'Neill, A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League

13. James F. Dunnigan

    Author of How to Make War (Fourth Edition): A Comprehensive Guide to Modern Warfare in the Twenty-first Century, Dirty Little Secrets: Military Information You're Not Supposed To Know

14. Mark Hertsgaard

    Author of On Bended Knee: The Press and the Reagan Presidency

15. William Langewiesche

    Author of American Ground, Inside the Sky: A Meditation on Flight

16. Howard Kurtz

    Author of Spin Cycle: Inside the Clinton Propaganda Machine

17. Brock Yates

    Author of The Decline and Fall of the American Automobile Industry

18. Robert W. McChesney

    Author of Rich Media, Poor Democracy: Communication Politics in Dubious Times

19. Molly Ivins

    Author of Bushwhacked: Life in George W. Bush's America, Shrub: The Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush, Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She?

20. Thomas E. Ricks

    Author of Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008