Author Bios

Kristina is a political scientist, journalist and filmmaker. She holds an M.A. in political science, criminology, penal and international public law from University of Freiburg, and a Ph.D. in …

Jason Dearen is a contributor to The Associated Press.

Melissa Lewis is a data reporter for Reveal. Prior to joining Reveal, she was a data editor at The Oregonian, a data engineer at Simple and a data analyst …

Jennifer L. Selin is a Kinder Institute assistant professor of constitutional democracy at the University of Missouri.

Ryan McCarthy edits stories for ProPublica’s “Electionland,” focusing on voting rights, election security and misinformation.

Emmaia Gelman is a professor in social sciences at Sarah Lawrence College and director of the Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism.

Andom Ghebreghiorgis is a former New York City special education teacher who was recently a Democratic candidate for Congress in New York’s 16th District.

Penny M. Venetis is the Dickinson R. Debevoise Scholar at Rutgers Law School, where she is a clinical professor of law and the director of the International Human Rights …

Justin Vassallo is a freelance writer who specializes in political parties and coalitions, political economy, American development, and modern Europe.

Lisa Newcomb is a staff writer for Common Dreams.