Author Bios

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.

Saiba Varma is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of California, San Diego.

Sanna Irshad Mattoo is a photojournalist based in Srinagar, Kashmir. Follow Sanna on Instagram.

Elizabeth Gribkoff is a contributor to Environmental Health News.