Author Bios

Chris Spannos is the editor for the New York Times Examiner.

Gaia Pianigiani covers politics for The Bronx Beat. She is a multimedia journalist and dreams about her wine region in Tuscany. Coming from a strongly politicized background and environment, …

Kevin Roose is a reporter for The New York Times and DealBook. He is also the author of ‘The Unlikely Disciple.’

Chris Rabb is a consultant, writer, and public speaker focusing on the intersection of social identity, media, civic engagement and entrepreneurship. His forthcoming book is called Invisible Capital: How Unseen …

Richard Walker is a professor of geography at UC Berkeley and co-director of the California Living New Deal Project.

Martin Bennett teaches American history at Santa Rosa Junior College and is co-chair of the Living Wage Coalition of Sonoma County.

Jeremy Gantz is Web Editor/Associate Editor of In These Times, editor of Working In These Times, the magazine's labor blog, and a freelance writer.