Author Bios

Jiri Pehe, once Chief Political Advisor to former Czech President Václav Havel, is a political analyst and Director of New York University in Prague.

Suzanne Bauman, co-producer/director of ‘Shadow of Afghanistan,’ is an Academy Award-nominated independent filmmaker who has made specials and series for PBS and the networks for over 30 years.

Steven Starr is the Senior Scientist for Physicians for Social Responsibility and Director of the Clinical Laboratory Science Program at the University of Missouri. Starr has published in the Bulletin of …

‘The Hydra’ was illustrated by Helen Werner Cox, who was trained as a classical painter at Boston University. She is a retired nationally certified library media teacher who has …

Jared Rodriguez is a designer, photo editor and videographer at Truthout.

Jim Rigby is pastor of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas. He can be reached by email. Videos of his sermons are available online.