Author Bios

Ruo Yan is a labor activist and contributor at Labor Notes.

Liu Xiang is a labor activist and contributor at Labor Notes.

Jake Bittle is a staff writer at Grist who covers climate impacts and adaptation. His book about climate migration is forthcoming from Simon & Schuster.

Kalonji Jama Changa, an organizer and founder of the FTP Movement, is author of How to Build a People’s Army and co-producer of the documentary Organizing Is the New Cool. Co-founder of Black …

Lily Meyersohn is a researcher for the Institute for Public Accuracy and an independent health and politics reporter. She can be reached for more information at @LMeyersohn.

Cecille Joan Avila (she/her), MPH, is a former photojournalist who now writes about domestic health policy issues. Her areas of interest are in ethics, getting people to care about …

Jared Ware is a freelance journalist primarily covering social movements and prisoner organizing. He is the co-host and producer of the podcast Millennials Are Killing Capitalism.

Grace Panetta is a political reporter. She previously worked at Insider for four years covering politics with a focus on elections and voting. She holds a degree in political …

Maya Srikrishnan is a veteran California-based journalist who joined the Center for Public Integrity as a reporter in March 2022. Previously, she was associate editor for civic education at …

Amanda Powers is a Research and Program Associate in the Democracy Program, where she focuses on promoting fair, diverse, and impartial courts. Prior to joining the Brennan Center, Amanda …