Author Bios

Sanya Carley is professor of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University.

Mollie Simon is a Scripps Howard Foundation research fellow at ProPublica. A graduate of the University of Georgia, she previously worked as a researcher for LegiStorm and as a …

Zipporah is a Scripps Howard Foundation research fellow at ProPublica. She studied journalism at Northeastern University and founded the First Gen newsletter, which covers the first-generation college student experience. …

Kris Hermes is a legal worker member of the National Lawyers Guild and author of Crashing the Party: Legacies and Lessons from the RNC 2000.

kyliemax grove-peattie is a writer born, raised and residing on Ohlone land. Prescriptive responses to social problems bore them; they are interested in fluid approaches that encourage expansive, collective …

Nkechi Taifa is the convener of the Justice Roundtable, a reparations expert and author of Black Power, Black Lawyer: My Audacious Quest for Justice.

Dan Benbow has been an online political features writer since 2003. His work has appeared at Salon, Buzzflash, RawStory, AlterNet, BeyondChron, Addicting Info, Get Underground/Kotori Magazine, and his boutique …

Molly Bangs is the director of Equity Forward.

Harris Meyer is a freelance journalist, covering health care, business, law and culture. Follow him on Twitter: @Meyer_HM.

Alex Ellerbeck is the 2019 American University Fellow reporting on immigration for The Center for Public Integrity. Her background is in human rights and free expression advocacy. Previously, she …