Author Bios

Janny Scott ([email protected]), a reporter for The New York Times, went on leave in 2008 to write “A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mother.' (Editor: Lauren …

Joe Tripician is an award-winning producer/writer/director and author. His ‘The Official Alien Abductee's Handbook’ inspired a song Joe co-wrote with Jeff Buckley. His book ‘Balkanized at Sunrise’ tells how …

Christopher Petrella is a Ph.D. student in African-American studies/education at UC Berkeley.

Ban Ki-moon is the secretary general of the United Nations.

Brett Reilly is a graduate student in History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he is studying U.S. foreign policy in Asia. 

Alfred McCoy holds the Harrington chair in history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His 2009 book, Policing America's Empire, won the Kahin Prize from the Association for Asian Studies. …

Caryn Grant is a reporter for The Telegraph (Macon, Georgia)

Marguerite Kahrl, artist and permaculture designer, was born in Beverly, Massachusetts, and is currently based in Maine and Northern Italy. In her sculpture, Kahrl manipulates messages and media to …