Kirsten powers

Kirsten Powers is a New York Times bestselling author, USA Today columnist and CNN senior political analyst where she is often seen on Anderson Cooper 360, CNN Tonight and The Lead with Jake Tapper. The Washington Post has called her "bright-eyed, sharp-tongued, [andfiercely aggressive" and "a strong campaigner for her points views." Kirsten's most recent book is called SAVING GRACE Speak Up: Be Honest Keep Your Head Straight and Learn to Coexist with People Who make you mad (Convergent Book). Jon Meacham praised it as "a gift for an urgent occasion" while Kate Bowler described Saving Grace's conviction to be a message of love and truth that coexist. Prior to taking over USA Today Kirsten worked at Daily Beast, American Prospect Online in addition to the New York Post. The Columbia Journalism Review described her as "an unapologetic, liberal journalist," even in the middle of an uproar on Fox News where she was formerly a political analyst. Her writings have been featured on The Washington Post, Elle, The Daily Beast, The Wall Street Journal, The Dallas Morning News, The New York Observer, Salon and the New York Post, and The American Prospect online.