Author Bios

Deborah Widiss is the Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs; Professor of Law and Ira C. Batman Faculty Fellow, Indiana University. Her research and teaching focuses on employment …

Casey Quinlan is a freelance journalist who has published stories about health care, labor, culture, education, and prisons and police for ThinkProgress, In These Times, Teen Vogue, New Republic, …

Curtis Cook is a former James Bond fan and journalist. His new novel, Brand on the Rocks, Private Lies of Privatized Spies is out now. Contact him.

Paige Alexandria is an advocate for abortion access. She is a freelance writer focusing on the intersection of reproductive health issues, and is a counselor at an abortion clinic …

Sepehr Vakil is an assistant professor of learning sciences in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University. His research examines intersections of technology, ethics, race and …

Roozbeh Shirazi is an assistant professor of comparative and international education in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota. His research examines the intersections …

Shirin Vossoughi is an assistant professor of learning sciences in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University, where she studies the cultural, sociopolitical and ethical dimensions …

Martha Bebinger covers health care and other topics at WBUR, the NPR affiliate in Boston. She has won dozens of regional and national awards in 18 years as a …

Madeleine is a writer and video collaborator for Left Voice. She lives in New York.

Brian Johnson is a contributor to OpenSecrets.org