Author Bios

Gary Lapon grew up in Western Massachusetts, where he spent several years engaged in activism, freelance journalism and opinion writing. His work was published in the Rainbow Times, Socialist …

Nick Engelfried is an environmental writer and activist. He is currently an organizer for the Blue Skies Campaign in Missoula, Montana.

Jodie Gummow is a freelance journalist and human rights activist.

Douglas M. Charles is Assistant Professor of History at Penn State University, Greater Allegheny. He is author of 'The FBI’s Obscene File: J. Edgar Hoover and the Bureau’s Crusade …

Max Zahn is a regular contributor to the Buddhist-inflected political commentary web site Buddha on Strike, which he founded. Prior to writing, he worked as a community organizer in …

James Anderson is from Illinois but now resides in Riverside, California. He has taught college courses as an adjunct professor and he has authored articles for a number of …

Ken Klippenstein is a freelance journalist based in Madison, Wisconsin, US. He can be reached via Twitter @kenklippenstein or email: [email protected].

Palina Prasasouk is an independent reporter writing on issues of civil liberties, national security and Guantánamo, and a media fellow at Witness Against Torture. She is based out of New …

Cliff DuRand is a research associate at the Center for Global Justice and editor/author of Recreating Democracy in a Globalized State. He has been organizing educational trips to Cuba …