Author Bios

David Gunn, Jr. is the son of David Gunn, Sr., the first abortion doctor to be assassinated by an anti-abortion gunman, and blogs for Abortion.ws.

Jeriah is an autodidactic student of philosophy, sociology, psychology, environmental studies, religion, anthropology, and theology. His tumultuous upbringing and personal experiences with incarceration and injustice have given him a …

Nara Roberta Silva is a core faculty member and heads the Praxis program at Brooklyn Institute for Social Research, where she teaches about social movements, race and social theory. …

August Brown has covered pop music at the Los Angeles Times since 2005.

Solange Uwimana is an editor and senior researcher at Media Matters. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Colorado.

Kathleen Robin Joyce is a student at Georgetown University and an OtherWords intern at the Institute for Policy Studies.

Richard Wembe Johnson is a plaintiff in the Center for Constitutional Rights lawsuit challenging long-term solitary confinement.

Ted Dreier is a retired teacher. He has written for Truthout and the BR, a branch of German Public Radio. Contact him at [email protected].

Lamont Lilly is an independent journalist, Black radical activist, poet and community organizer based in Durham, North Carolina. In 2016, he was the Workers World Party U.S. vice-presidential candidate. …

Harriet Rowan is a CMD reporter. She majored in Latin American studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and also extensively studied the Middle East. She speaks Spanish and Arabic and …