Author Bios

Thomas Piketty is Professor of Economics at the Paris School of Economics. He is the author of numerous articles published in journals such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics, …

Erik Solheim is Norway’s Minister for Development and Environment.

Dennis J. Bernstein is a host of “Flashpoints” on the Pacifica radio network and the author of Special Ed: Voices from a Hidden Classroom.  You can access the audio …

Shakeel Syed is the executive director of the Islamic Shura Council, an umbrella organization of mosques and Muslim organizations in Southern California. Farid Zakaria is a Bill of Rights …

Brenda Norrell has been a news reporter in Indian country for 29 years. She is publisher of Censored News, focusing on Indigenous Peoples, human rights and the US border. …

Jenna Wortham is a tech reporter for The New York Times.

Helen Redmond is an independent journalist. She writes opinion for Al Jazeera English and writes about health care and the war on drugs for Socialistworker.org and the International Socialist …

Kari Panaccione is a law student at Seton Hall University School of Law, where she serves as a fellow to the Center for Policy & Research and the Transnational …

Dana Liebelson is the Beth Daley Impact fellow at the Project On Government Oversight.

Emanuel Stoakes is a UK-based independent journalist, who produces primarily investigative work and political commentary. He has produced articles for, among others, The Daily Telegraph, The New Statesman, Truthout …