Author Bios

Mehdi Shafaeddin is a development economist. Mr. Shafaeddin is a international consultant affiliated with the Institute of Economic Research, University of Neuchatel, Switzerland.

Dean Baker is a co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Sarita Gupta is the executive director of Jobs With Justice.

Laith Saud is a visiting assistant professor of religious studies at DePaul University and co-author of An Introduction to Islam in the 21st Century.

William John Cox is a retired prosecutor and public interest lawyer, author and political activist. His efforts to promote a peaceful political evolution can be found at VotersEvolt.com, his writings …

Michael Brune is the executive director of the Sierra Club, the largest grassroots environmental organization in the United States. SierraClub.org