Author Bios

Christopher Francis is a YES! Magazine intern.

Christine Baniewicz is a freelance writer, theatre artist and former fellow at the San Francisco Writers' Grotto. She lives in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Alex McAnarney is a communications consultant and recent graduate from the University of Chicago's Latin American Studies M.A. Program. Before studying at the University of Chicago, she worked as …

Bob Lord, an Institute for Policy Studies associate fellow, practices tax law in Phoenix.

Eirik Vold is a Norweigian journalist.

R. Lila Steinberg is a PhD student at UCLA. Her research centers on political language and democratic practices.

Kenzo Shibata is an activist who writes and teaches in Chicago. He's a founding member of the Caucus of Rank-and-File Educators.

Jeremy Mohler is a writer living in Washington, D.C. His work has been published in Aint-Bad Magazine and The Doctor T.J. Eckleburg Review.

Darya Vakulenko, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs.