Author Bios

Zeena Aljawad is currently a mental health social worker. Her social work has primarily focused on supporting individuals and communities impacted by the results of capitalism, imperialism, colonialism, heterosexism, …

Brian Menounos is the Canada Research Chair in Glacier Change and Hakai Affiliate at the University of Northern British Columbia.

Toya Fick is the executive director of Stand for Children in Oregon, a nonprofit education advocacy organization focused on ensuring all students receive a high-quality and relevant education. She’s …

Gareth Dale teaches politics at Brunel University. His essays have appeared in The Ecologist, The Conversation, Truthout, Open Democracy, Jacobin and Spectre. Twitter: @Gareth_Dale.

Pamela Haines is a writer, workshop leader and speaker with a common theme of demystifying the connections between economics and daily life, while challenging people to claim their power …

Kya Chen is a student and Dissenters organizer attending University of California, Berkeley. Originally from Los Angeles, she organizes with groups like LA Tenants Union for the abolition of …

Ngakiya Camara is a freelance journalist and recent graduate of American University. An arts-activist, her work and research centers Black healing in mobilization, African independence movements, global Indigeneity and …

Candice Norwood is a breaking news reporter. Before The 19th, she was a digital politics reporter for the PBS NewsHour, a staff writer for Governing magazine covering state and …

Heather Franklin is a campaign manager at Free Press.

Carmin is a revolutionary socialist from New York. He is currently living in Buenos Aires.