Author Bios

Paul Mutter is an electronic publishing intern at Truthout.

Pam Martens is a former Wall Street veteran with a background in journalism.

Michael Levitin is an editor at the Occupied Wall Street Journal and Occupy.com. His freelance work has appeared in Newsweek, The Los Angeles Times and other publications.

Michael A. McCarthy is a sociologist and activist in New York City focusing on American politics and organized labor.

Mikhail Gorbachev, former President of the USSR, founded Green Cross International, the independent non-profit and nongovernmental organization working to address the inter-connected global challenges of security, poverty eradication, and …