Author Bios

James M Cypher is a professor of development studies, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas (México), and the co-author of Mexico's Economic Dilemma (2010) and The Process of Economic Development (2009).

Roger Bybee is a Milwaukee-based freelance writer and progressive publicity consultant whose work has appeared in numerous national publications and websites, including Z magazine, Dollars & Sense, Yes!, The …

Judy Solomon is Vice President for Health Policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, where she focuses on Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program and issues …

Christine Hines is Consumer and Civil Justice Counsel at Public Citizen's Congress Watch. She advocates to improve consumer product safety and individuals' access to court. Before joining Public Citizen, …

Rehanna Jones-Boutaleb is a contributor to Foreign Policy In Focus.

GottaLaff lives in California. She’s a UCLA grad and takes pride in her vast experience bellowing catcalls at what passes for TV news. Her career includes teaching theatre at …

Charlotte Silver is a journalist in San Francisco, formerly based in the West Bank, Palestine. Follow her on Twitter: @CharESilver.

Mostafa Henaway is a Canadian-born Egyptian based in Montreal where he is a community organizer with the Immigrant Workers Centre. He is active with Tadamon! Montreal which works in …

Ali Fatemi and Karim Pakravan are members of the board of  the National Iranian American Council. Check out NIAC's blog at www.niacINsight.com.

Malcolm Fraser is a former prime minister of Australia. More of Mr. Fraser's contribution to Project Syndicate can be found here.