Author Bios

Kerry F. Thompson is an associate professor of anthropology and department chair at Northern Arizona University.

Isa Ferrero has studied energy engineering and writes about the environment and climate change. As a human rights activist, he has researched U.S. imperialism and the crisis in Yemen, …

Justin Franz is a contributor at Kaiser Health News.

Hannah Seo is a master's student in New York University's Science, Health and Environmental Reporting program and a fall intern for Environmental Health News.

Elena Bruess is a writer and multimedia journalist covering the intersection of health, environment and human rights.

Joe Yerardi is a data reporter at the Center for Public Integrity, reporting on a broad range of topics.

Alexia Fernández Campbell writes about workers' rights for the inequality, opportunity and poverty team at The Center for Public Integrity.

Joshua Murray is an associate professor of sociology at Vanderbilt University.

Megan Jordan is a Ph.D. student in sociology at Vanderbilt University.

John Pietaro is a writer, poet and musician from Brooklyn, New York. His latest book is The Mercer Stands Burning: Night Poems (Atmosphere Press 2020).