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Laurel Leff

Laurel Leff is Associate Professor of Journalism at Northeastern University.
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Manuella Libardi

Manuella Libardi is a Brazilian journalist and the editor for openDemocracy Brasil. She holds a master's degree in international relations. Follow her on Twitter: @ManuellaLibardi.
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Lydia DePillis

Lydia DePillis is a reporter in ProPublica’s Washington, D.C., newsroom. She covers trade and the economy in the lead up to the 2020 election.
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Julianna S. Gonen

Julianna S. Gonen is policy director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights and serves on the board of directors of Abortion Care Network.
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Ramona Benitez

Ramona Benitez is a former staff employee of a child detention center operated by the Heartland Alliance in Chicago.
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Lizzie Presser

Lizzie Presser covers health and health care policy at ProPublica.
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Laura Ungar

Laura Ungar, who is midwest editor/correspondent for Kaiser Health News, covers health issues out of Kaiser Health News’s St. Louis office. She has been a journalist for nearly three …
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Nancy Fresco

Dr. Nancy Fresco is a research professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the Scenarios Network for Alaska and Arctic Planning (SNAP) network coordinator. Her work focuses on …