Author Bios

Dr. Tina Sikka is a lecturer in media and culture at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom. Her research interests include the science studies (environmental science, nutritional science, health), …

Anna Forbes is a Washington, D.C.-based writer, policy analyst, organizer and women’s health activist. She has worked in HIV/AIDS continuously since 1985. Now an independent consultant with an international …

Ruth Bergan is the coordinator of the Trade Justice Movement, a national network that campaigns for socially and environmentally sustainable global trade.

Laura Bannister is senior adviser on EU-U.K. Trade at the Trade Justice Movement. The Trade Justice Movement is a coalition of 60 civil society organizations calling for trade rules …

Laurel Sutherlin is the senior communications strategist for Rainforest Action Network. He is a lifelong environmental and human rights campaigner as well as a naturalist and outdoor educator with …

Monica Evans is a writer and community development practitioner based in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Since completing her masters in Development Studies in 2010, she has worked on environmental and …

Jenny Ricks is the Global Convenor of the Fight Inequality Alliance, a group of human rights, women’s rights, environmental, labor, faith-based, and other civil society organizations and movements. The …

Thomas M. Conway was elected by the International Executive Board to succeed retiring International President Leo W. Gerard as leader of the United Steelworkers (USW), the largest industrial union …

Akilah Johnson is a health care reporter in ProPublica’s Washington, D.C., newsroom. Previously, she covered the intersection of race, politics, youth, and immigration for The Boston Globe. She shared …

Tia Schwab is a former Stone Pier Press news fellow who recently graduated from Stanford University where she studied human biology with a concentration in food systems and public …