Author Bios

Amanda Peterson Beadle is an editorial assistant at ThinkProgress.org. She received her B.A. in journalism and Spanish from the University of Alabama, where she was editor-in-chief of the campus …

Ron Boyer is a new contributor to Truthout. During his career in government, Boyer managed major, special projects in workforce development and criminal justice policy reform. He successfully advocated …

Thorne Dreyer edits The Rag Blog, hosts Rag Radio, and is director of the New Journalism Project. Dreyer was founding “funnel” of The Rag in Austin, a member of …

Edward Girardet is a journalist, writer and producer who has reported widely from humanitarian and conflict zones in Africa, Asia and elsewhere since the late 1970s. As a foreign …

Jerome Richard is a social commentator and the author of ‘The Kiss of the Prison Dancer.’ Links to some of his articles are on his web site: www.jeromerichard1.com.

George Goehl is the executive director of National People's Action, a network of metropolitan and statewide membership organizations dedicated to advancing economic and racial justice. George has been an …

David Masciotra is the author of Working On a Dream: The Progressive Political Vision of Bruce Springsteen (Continuum Books, 2010). He is currently at work on his second book, …

Sandy Tolan is the author of the international bestseller, The Lemon Tree, and of the acclaimed Children of the Stone about one Palestinian's dream to establish music schools under …