Author Bios

Stephen Semler is cofounder of Security Policy Reform Institute, a grassroots-funded U.S. foreign policy think tank.

Tara Suter is a reporting intern for OpenSecrets.

Ramón Cruz is the president of the Sierra Club.

Craig Silverman is a national reporter for ProPublica covering voting, platforms, disinformation and online manipulation. Silverman previously served as the media editor of BuzzFeed News, where he pioneered coverage …

Silky Shah is the executive director of Detention Watch Network, a national coalition building power to abolish immigration detention in the U.S. She is also the author of the …

Rachel Hauben Combs’s background includes work as a performer and playwright, as well as over 30 years as a development professional. Combs has served as development director for Storycatchers …

Aysha Khan is a journalist in Boston. She covers religion and culture with a focus on U.S. Muslim communities.

Joey S. Kim (she/her) is a scholar, creative writer and assistant professor of English at the University of Toledo. Her award-winning collection of poems, Body Facts, was released by Diode Editions on June 15, …

M.K. Hawthorne is a Chicago-based writer who works in digital advertising for progressive campaigns. He is focused on the intersection between electoralism, radical politics and public policy.

Rohan Zhou-Lee is an activist, dancer and writer in New York City. Rohan has previously written for them. magazine and Mochi Magazine.