Author Bios

Ted Franklin is a retired union attorney, climate and ecological justice organizer, and journalist based in Oakland, California. He is active in System Change Not Climate Change, Labor Network …

Takiya Wheeler is a public defender and member of the Black Attorneys of Legal Aid Caucus at the Legal Aid Society.

Julia Jenkins is a public defender and member of the Black Attorneys of Legal Aid Caucus at the Legal Aid Society.

Zamir Ben-Dan is a public defender and member of the Black Attorneys of Legal Aid Caucus at the Legal Aid Society.

Nefertiti Ankra is a public defender and member of the Black Attorneys of Legal Aid Caucus at the Legal Aid Society.

Akiva Zamcheck is a Ph.D. candidate and adjunct professor at New York University. He writes on noise, property and the police.

Sasha Hill is a New York City-based artist and craftsperson. Sasha’s work has been featured in Desert Island Comics’ “Rescue Party” and will appear in an upcoming issue of …

Katya is a journalist based in Phoenix, Arizona. Her reporting and essays have appeared in The Intercept, The Baffler, The American Prospect, The Lever and elsewhere. Send tips via Signal: …

Nourel-Hoda Eidy is a recent graduate of the University of Michigan School of Public Health with a bachelor of arts in community and global public health.

Esperanza Fonseca is a veteran union organizer and current deputy organizing director at United for Respect. She is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.