Author Bios

Michael H. Carriere is an assistant professor at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, where he teaches courses on American history, public policy, political science, and urban design.

Matt Dineen is a writer and activist currently based in Massachusetts. He is a former publicist with Aid & Abet and former events coordinator at Wooden Shoe Books in …

Todd Miller has researched and written about U.S.-Mexican border issues for more than 10 years and his latest book is Empire of Borders: The Expansion of the U.S. Border …

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.”