Author Bios

David Renton is a barrister and professor. His most recent book, Against the Law: Why Justice Requires Fewer Laws and a Smaller State, was published by Penguin in July …

Sharon Lavigne is the founder and president of RISE St. James, a grassroots faith-based organization dedicated to opposing the siting of new petrochemical facilities in the area out of …

Mukund Rathi is a radical lawyer and technologist. Follow him on Twitter: @heylockthatdoor.

Ryan Gabrielson is a reporter for ProPublica covering the U.S. criminal legal system. In 2013, his stories for the Center for Investigative Reporting on violent crimes at California’s board-and-care …

Matt Vasilogambrosis a staff writer at Stateline.

Pratheek Rebala is a computational journalist at ProPublica.

Collective 20 is a group of writers located in different places throughout the globe. The members of Collective 20 hope their contributions concerning social, political, economic and environmental issues …

Trone Dowd is a staff writer at VICE News.

Brett Wilkins is a staff writer for Common Dreams.

Maia Wikler is an anthropologist, climate justice organizer and writer. Her most recent work appears in Teen Vogue and VICE. Follow her on Twitter: @MaiaWikler.