Author Bios

Anna K. Wood is a Ph.D. candidate in social work and sociology at the University of Michigan, where she studies status hierarchies, peer behavior and masculinity among fraternity men.

John J. Berger is an energy and environmental policy specialist and a senior research fellow at the Pacific Institute. His 11 books include Solving the Climate Crisis: Frontline Reports …

Ayurella Horn-Muller is a staff writer at Grist.

Donalyn White is a community organizer and social justice activist. They are a Ph.D. student in the Cultural Studies Department at Claremont Graduate University studying radical love and liberation. …

Kate Ruder is a contributor KFF Health News.

Malaika Parker is the executive director of the Black Organizing Project, a community-driven organization that is working towards racial, social and economic justice through grassroots community organizing and policy change.

Joshua Potash is a writer, and an aspirational organizer who believes a new world can be built right here and now.

Sanober Umar is an assistant professor at York University. Dr. Umar is currently working on a book manuscript which explores the relationship (and critical distinctions) between caste and racial …

Ailia Zehra is a journalist based in New York City. She covers politics, social justice and extremism. She is the founding editor of Dissent Today, a digital media platform covering …

Elise J. Bean is the Director of the Washington Office of the Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy, Wayne State University