Author Bios

Teófilo Reyes works for the Restaurant Opportunities Centers-United worker center, which has many immigrant members.

Steve Breyman was 2011-12 William C. Foster Visiting Scholar Fellow in the Euro-Atlantic Security Affairs Office of the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance at the US Department …

Christine Geovanis is an advocacy journalist and activist in Chicago. She's written  for outlets that range from the Pacifica Radio Network's nightly newscast, Free Speech Radio News, to CounterPunch …

Jed Morey is publisher of The Long Island Press and author of The Great American Disconnect: Seven Fundamental Threats to Our Democracy. @jedmorey

Joan Baxter is an investigative journalist, international development researcher and award-winning author with more than 25 years of living and working in Africa. She is a Senior Fellow at …

The Institute of Art and Ideas is a nonprofit committed to fostering a progressive and vibrant intellectual culture through the promotion of big ideas and challenging debates.

Katarzyna Gajewska is a contributor to Occupy.com.