Author Bios

Michael Mello is a freelance writer based in Tucson, Ariz. He is a former staff reporter for the Orange County Register.

Patrick McCurdy is an assistant professor in the department of communication at University of Ottawa, Canada. He is the co-editor of the newly published book Beyond WikiLeaks: Implications for …

Paul Engler is the director of the Center for the Working Poor in Los Angeles, and a co-founder of the Momentum Training, and coauthor, with Mark Engler, of This Is …

Scott Nelson is an attorney at Public Citizen. Nelson was the lead counsel on Public Citizen's amicus brief supporting the respondents, Italian Colors Restaurant.

Carey Shenkman is a constitutional lawyer and counsel for the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Follow him on Twitter: @CareyShenkman.

Nerita Oeiras is a producer for The Real News Network.

Colin Jenkins is founder, editor, and Social Economics Department chair at the Hampton Institute.

Pam Spees is a senior staff attorney in the international human rights program at the Center for Constitutional Rights. She serves as lead counsel on several of CCR's cases …

Dyan Ruiz is a co-founder and reporter for [people. power. media]. She holds a masters degree in journalism from Ryerson University in Toronto, which awarded her for her community …