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Patrick O. Strickland

Patrick O. Strickland is a freelance journalist whose writing has appeared at Al Jazeera English, Al-Akhbar English, CounterPunch, Middle East Monitor, Fair Observer and elsewhere. He is presently working …
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Laura Szumowski

Laura Szumowski is an illustrator and writer living in Chicago. She is the author of several nonfiction guidebooks and is best known for her work concerning women's health, such …
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Frank Ascaso

Frank Ascaso is an activist and organizer in Seattle who writes about contemporary politics.
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Ron Patenaude

Ron Patenaude is president of United Auto Workers Local 2322 in western Massachusetts, which represents close to 4,000 workers in higher and early education and human services.
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Abby Quillen

Abby Quillen is a freelance writer in Eugene, Ore. She blogs at newurbanhabitat.com.
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Geneviève Lavoie-Mathieu

Geneviève Lavoie-Mathieu is a freelance writer based in Rome. Follow her on Twitter @GLavoieMathieu.  
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Andrew Cohen

Andrew Cohen is a fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice. He is also a contributing editor at The Atlantic, legal analyst for 60 Minutes, and chief analyst and …
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Gary Cohn

Gary Cohn is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who has worked for the Los Angeles Times, Baltimore Sun and Wall Street Journal.