Author Bios

Leo Bosner was an employee of FEMA from 1979 until his retirement in 2008. At the time of his retirement, he was president of the FEMA Headquarters employees' union, …

Anthony Newkirk, a contributor to Foreign Policy In Focus, teaches history at Philander Smith College.

Jeffery J. Smith edits The Progress Report  and The Geonomist, which won a Greenlight Award. He is a member of the US Society for Ecological Economics and Mensa. His …

Matthew Saltmarsh is a staff reporter covering European affairs from London for both the International Herald-Tribune and The New York Times.

Bob Sloan is a former offender, Stop ALEC organizer and blogger who has spent the past decade researching the PIE program and its impact on civilian and public sector …

Mario I. Blejer is a former Governor of the Central Bank of Argentina.