Author Bios

Todd Gitlin, who teaches journalism and communications at Columbia University, is the author of The Whole World Is Watching, Media Unlimited, and many other books including, most recently, Occupy …

In 1995, Thornton founded www.Efficacy-online.org, a non-profit organization, to educate the world about drug policy reform. Thornton retired from Southern New England Telephone Corporation, in Connecticut in 1997 where …

Jeffrey Nall holds a master's of liberal studies from Rollins College and a Ph.D. from Florida Atlantic University. He is an adjunct professor at two colleges where he teaches …

Joe Giambrone is a filmmaker and author of Hell of a Deal. He also edits The Political Film Blog, which welcomes submissions.

Eric LeCompte is the executive director of Jubilee USA Network, an alliance of more than 75 U.S. organizations, 250 faith communities and 50 Jubilee global partners.  Jubilee USA Network has won critical global …

Ruth Hopkins (Sisseton Wahpeton and Mdewakanton Dakota, Hunkpapa Lakota) is a writer, blogger, biologist, activist and judge.

Ariel Lawrence is a fellow with Truthout.org.

Richard H.P. Sia is the Senior Editor of CongressDaily.

Maziar Shirazi is an Iranian-American family physician completing his residency training in Philadelphia.