| Open Forum topic | Unintelligence in Federal Intelligence Agencies | Joel S. Hirschhorn |
| Open Forum topic | Uncaging the Truth | Wayne Pacelle |
| Solution | Proposition 2, the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act | Yes on Prop 2 - Californians for Human Farms |
| Problem | Cramming Animals Into Tiny Cages is Cruel and Inhumane | Yes on Prop 2 - Californians for Human Farms |
| Open Forum topic | Working Poor Unready to Revolt | Joel S. Hirschhorn |
| Open Forum topic | We Need More Direct Democracy | Joel S. Hirschhorn |
| Solution | Dispelling Myths About Nuclear Energy | Jack Spencer |
| Problem | Anti-nuclear activists are reviving their fight against nuclear energy | Jack Spencer |
| Solution | The Coming Digital Presidency | Ranjit Mathoda |
| Problem | Special interest groups and monied interests have more direct influence on government than the people | Ranjit Mathoda |
| Solution | Avoiding Dr. Leviathan: Five Ways To Solve Our Health Care Crisis Without Accruing Massive Debt | Matt Harrison |
| Solution | Improving Educational Opportunities For Foster Children | Dan Lips |
| Problem | The more than 500,000 children currently in foster care are among the most at-risk children in American society | Dan Lips |
| Solution | A Nation Still At Risk: The Case For Federalism And School Choice | Dan Lips |
| Problem | The American education system remains in a state of crisis | Dan Lips |
| Solution | Crossing Borders… Bridging Cultural Gaps | Deborah Lockhart |
| Problem | When people do not understand each other, they cease trying to communicate and cooperate | Deborah Lockhart |
| Open Forum topic | Making Peace | avivab |
| Solution | Delivering is Never Remote: NGO’s Vital Role | Forced Migration Review |
| Problem | Iraq’s gathering humanitarian crisis | Forced Migration Review |
| Solution | A Model Of A Small Residential Political Cooperative | Mintza |
| Solution | Cooperative Craft Production In Small Impoverished Villages | Mintza |
| Problem | Too many people in the world live in conditions of extreme poverty | Dave |
| Open Forum topic | alcohol, young kids | mariyahramonex |
| Solution | Alcohol is a reality in the lives of young Americans. It cannot be denied, ignored, or legislated away. | John McCardell |
