Author Bios

E. N. Rodriguez is a graphic designer for The Columbia Chronicle and has directed the art in various city publications, including R_Wurd, a youth-journalism magazine based out of Columbia …

Ediberto Roman is professor of law at Florida International University School of Law.

Steven Perlberg is a guest blogger for ThinkProgress.

Manissa McCleave Maharawal is in the anthropology department of the CUNY Graduate Center. Manissa has recently organized with the People of Color Caucus, Occupy Wall Street and the Free University.

Noah Kass is a student at Prescott College, in the Arizona highlands. This essay was written for the spring 2012 course, “Ecology of War and Peace.”

Khalil Abdullah is a reporter for New America Media.

Thomas M. Hanna is a Senior Research Associate at the Democracy Collaborative. You can reach him on Facebook or follow him on Twitter.  

susie day writes about prison, policing and political activism for such publications as CounterPunch, The Progressive and Monthly Review. Her collection of essays and political satire, Snidelines: Talking Trash to Power, was published …