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Joe Sharkey

Joe Sharkey is an American author and columnist for the New York Times. His columns focus mostly on business travel, while his non-fiction books focus on criminality. Sharkey also …
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Manuel Pastor

Manuel Pastor teaches at the University of Southern California, where he directs the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity.
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David Cay Johnston

David Cay Johnston is an investigative journalist and winner of a 2001 Pulitzer Prize for journalism. A former reporter for the New York Times and the former president of the Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE), …
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Sheila Bapat

Sheila Bapat is an attorney who writes about gender and economic justice. Her first book, Part of the Family? Nannies, Housekeepers, Caregivers, and the Battle for Domestic Workers' Rights, was …
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Jason Plautz

Jason Plautz is the Washington D.C. Correspondent for InsideClimate News. He previously covered transportation for Energy and Environment Publishing, writing for Greenwire, E&E Daily and E&E News PM. He …