Author Bios

Heath Druzin is a reporter and podcaster, who covers extremism, politics and the environment. He's the host and creator of the award-winning podcast “Extremely American,” which looks at the …

Beth Geglia is an anthropologist and documentarian focused on urban political economy, land politics, and tech-futurist territorial movements. She holds a Ph.D. from American University and is based in …

Melissa Whitler is a local Minnesota education reporter with a background in economic analysis. She is a Minneapolis Public Schools parent.

Alyssa Chen is a Minnesota Reformer data reporter with a focus on health care policy. Previously, she was a research assistant in health policy at Harvard Medical School. She …

Susan Raffo is a writer and bodyworker living in Mnisota Makoce, Minneapolis. You can find out about her work at www.susanraffo.com.

Eddie Velazquez is a journalist in upstate New York focused on covering organized labor, and the state’s housing and childhood lead poisoning crises. You can follow his work on …

Perla Trevizo is a reporter with the ProPublica-Texas Tribune investigative unit who focuses on border and immigration issues.

Jaimie Seaton is a contributor to ProPublica.

Seth A. Richardson is a journalist and educator based in St. Paul, Minn. He authored the Almanac on American Politics‘ chapter on Vice President JD Vance and his freelance …

Ricardo Esteves Ribeiro is a journalist based on the border between Northern Portugal and Galicia. He reports on the occupation of Palestine and the people resisting it since 2017. …