Author Bios

Jessica Buxbaum is a freelance journalist currently based in Los Angeles, California. Her work has appeared in Supermaker, The Independent, Prospect Magazine and several other publications.

Ted Franklin is a retired union attorney, climate and ecological justice organizer, and journalist based in Oakland, California. He is active in System Change Not Climate Change, Labor Network …

Takiya Wheeler is a public defender and member of the Black Attorneys of Legal Aid Caucus at the Legal Aid Society.

Julia Jenkins is a public defender and member of the Black Attorneys of Legal Aid Caucus at the Legal Aid Society.

Zamir Ben-Dan is a public defender and member of the Black Attorneys of Legal Aid Caucus at the Legal Aid Society.

Nefertiti Ankra is a public defender and member of the Black Attorneys of Legal Aid Caucus at the Legal Aid Society.

Akiva Zamcheck is a Ph.D. candidate and adjunct professor at New York University. He writes on noise, property and the police.

Sasha Hill is a New York City-based artist and craftsperson. Sasha’s work has been featured in Desert Island Comics’ “Rescue Party” and will appear in an upcoming issue of …

Katya Schwenk is a writer and journalist based in Washington, D.C., currently working as an editorial fellow at the Boston Review. Katya has worked as a government technology reporter …

Nourel-Hoda Eidy is a recent graduate of the University of Michigan School of Public Health with a bachelor of arts in community and global public health.