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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 …
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Timothy Karr

Timothy Karr is the senior director of strategy at Free Press Action. Over the past 30 years he’s worked as a photojournalist, correspondent and editor for numerous outlets, including …
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Matthew Filipowicz

Matthew Filipowicz, the host of the Matthew Filipowicz Show, is a comedian, cartoonist and satirist. His work has been featured on CNN, NPR, PBS, HBO, BBC, Ain't It Cool …