Author Bios

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.

Sara Myklebust is the Research Director for the Bargaining for the Common Good network, based at Georgetown University’s Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor.