Author Bios

Sophia Murphy is a senior advisor at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy and a Ph.D. candidate at the University of British Columbia, Canada.

Maura Stephens is an independent journalist who writes for Truthout most often about issues of social justice and the environment. Write to her here.

The nonprofit Energy Medicine Institute has been advancing the responsible use of energy-based healing methods since 1999. Co-founded by Donna Eden, a leading energy medicine expert, and David Feinstein, …

P.L. Thomas, associate professor of education (Furman University, Greenville South Carolina), taught high school English in rural South Carolina before moving to teacher education. He is a column editor …