Author Bios

J.A. Myerson is a reporter for Truthout and Citizen Radio.

Uri Avnery is chair of Gush Shalom, the pre-eminent peace activist organization in Israel.

Paul E. Steiger is the editor-in-chief, CEO and president of ProPublica.

Farrah Hassen is a writer, filmmaker and activist based in Washington D.C. She was the associate producer of the 2004 documentary, ‘Syria: Between Iraq and a hard Place,’ directed …

Zach Kreinik is a senior majoring in Film Studies at the Evergreen State College. He is currently working as a video intern in D.C. for the Institute for Policy …

Richard Silverstein writes the Tikun Olam blog dedicated to protecting Israeli democracy and exposing national security abuses.

Desislava Stoyanova is the coordinator of NGO coalition Counter Balance.

Jeff Shear is the author of ‘The Keys to the Kingdom,’ an investigation into a weapons deal, Doubleday, 1994. He has been a Fellow at The Center for Public …