Author Bios

Peter Handel is a freelance writer in the San Francisco Bay area.

Bill Meacham is an independent scholar in philosophy. A former staffer at Austin's 60s underground paper, The Rag, Bill received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin. …

William deBuys is the author of eight books, the most recent of which is The Last Unicorn: A Search for One of Earth's Rarest Creatures. He has written extensively …

Pranab Bardhan is Professor of Economics, University of California at Berkeley and the author, most recently, of Awakening Giants, Feet of Clay: Assessing the Rise of China and India.

Stephen N. Xenakis M.D., is a retired brigadier general in the US Army.

Diego Iniguez-Lopez is the Robert L. Carter Fellow at The Opportunity Agenda, where he conducts legal and policy research on the issues of fair housing, due process and human …

Having lost her livelihood through medical bankruptcy and home foreclosure in the 2008 economic downturn, Jan Hart is a senior artist, teacher and writer recreating her life in Costa …