Author Bios

Laura Steigerwald is CMD's legal intern. She studied Human Resources Management & Legal Studies at UW-Whitewater and is currently studying law at the University of Wisconsin. Before returning to …

Chris Herwig is an Occupy activist and journalist in based in Washington, DC.

Dalal Mawad is a contributing writer for the New York Times.

Sibel Edmonds is a former language specialist for the FBI, from which she was fired for being a whistleblower. After her firing, court proceedings were blocked under the state …

Joe Burns is a union negotiator and attorney. He is the author of Reviving the Strike, which was reviewed on Talking Union by Carl Finamore. Burn's website is here. 

Congressional gridlock. Political spin. Media battles that distort reality. Where can you get a clear perspective, and see a way forward to change? Burzt tv.

Mamoon Alabbasi (M.A. in applied linguistics) is an Iraqi news editor and translator based in London. His op-eds, reports, and reviews have appeared in a number of media outlets.

The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) is the nation's leading organization promoting alternatives to current drug policy that are grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights.

Roopal Patel is the Katz Fellow in the Brennan Center's Justice Program. 

Meghna Philip is a Research Associate in the Justice Program.