Who are the Heroes and Weasels

Hero: Nancy Pelosi: The new Speaker of the House has been defying skeptical pundits and delivered on her promises for a 100 hour progressive agenda in 42 hours. She's even standing up to some of the more corrupt and powerful committee chairmen in her own caucus to ensure that Democrats take real action to stop global warming, aggressively investigate the Bush administration, and deliver better health care.

Hero: MoveOn.org: This progressive organization built a grassroots movement through innovative and aggressive use of the Internet - a movement that allows the organization to take courageous positions and fight hard for them.

Hero: Bernie Sanders: Could this Vermont Democrat be the second coming of Paul Wellstone? The Senate will see.

Hero: Arundhati Roy: Not a Democrat, not an American, but a hero nonetheless. This Booker Prize-winning author transformed her wealth and celebrity into becoming one of the world's foremost social and environmental activists, using her fame for good and facing down a corrupt judicial system and a hostile media.