Author Bios

Srijita is a Reporting Intern at OpenSecrets and a master's student at the Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia, MO, where much of her time is spent in the Missourian …

David Trend is a professor at the University of California, Irvine, and the former editor of the journals Socialist Review and Afterimage. Honored as a Getty Scholar, his books …

An ex-evangelical writer, speaker and advocate, Chrissy Stroop is (with Lauren O’Neal) co-editor of the essay anthology Empty the Pews: Stories of Leaving the Church. A senior correspondent for Religion …

Sangeeta Mangubhai is a 2018 Pew marine fellow with Talanoa Consulting.

Caroline Ferguson is a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Teri Tuxson is the assistant coordinator of the Locally Managed Marine Area Network.

Stacy Jupiter is a 2019 MacArthur Fellow and the Melanesia regional director with the Wildlife Conservation Society.

Sarah Hughes is a staff writer and organizer at Labor Notes.

Mekela Panditharatne serves as counsel for the Brennan Center’s Democracy Program, where her work focuses on election reform, election security, governance, voting, truth and information.

Nayanika Guha is a freelance writer who focuses on writing about social justice, identity and community. She has a background in psychology and social work, which informs her writing …