Author Bios

Laura Powell is a Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs.

Nafeez Ahmed is an investigative journalist, bestselling author and international security scholar. A regular contributor to The Guardian on the geopolitics of interconnected environmental, energy and economic crises, he …

Linda Hunt Beckman is a retired English professor who had her career at Ohio University, with two books and countless articles to her credit. Now she is an activist …

Tony Pereira is a UCLA ME PhD, professor, scientist and researcher as well as founder, president and CEO of the Institute for Sustainable Engineering, dedicated to the creation of …

Nathan Tankus is a student and research assistant at the University of Ottawa. You can follow him on Twitter at@NathanTankus

Daniel Falcone is a historian specializing in the revolutions of 1848 and the political refugees who sought asylum in New York City. His academic work focuses on Giuseppe Garibaldi's …

Sean David Hobbs is a contributor to New America Media.

João Pedro Stédile is an economist, co-founder and co-coordinator of the Landless Workers Movement (MST) of Brazil, and leader among Latin American social movements.