Author Bios

Alexandria Petersburg writes for StopPatriarchy.org. 

Emily Yates is a writer in many modes, from songs and poetry to essays and articles. She began writing professionally in 2002, when she enlisted in the US Army …

Mike Tigas is the Knight-Mozilla OpenNews Fellow at ProPublica. He previously worked at the Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.), where he helped build news applications and a new content management system. …

Arij Riahi is a legally trained writer based in Montreal. Arij tweets as @arijactually.

Andrés Cala is an award-winning Colombian journalist, columnist and analyst specializing in geopolitics and energy. He is the lead author of America’s Blind Spot: Chávez, Energy, and US Security.

George Gao is a writer for IPS News.

Sam Koplinka-Loehr is a graduate of Middlebury College in Vermont with a major in Environmental Justice. His research and writing focuses on community empowerment, indigenous solidarity and environmental justice. …

Tom O’Connor is the Executive Director at the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health.

Kirby Spangler works with the Castle Mountain Coalition and Alaska Rising Tide.

Arielle Klagsbrunis an organizer with Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment and Rising Tide North America, and is a 2013 Brower Youth Award winner.