Author Bios

Emily L. Thuma is an assistant professor of American politics and public law at the University of Washington, Tacoma.

Claire Heddles is a multimedia journalist whose work has appeared in NPR, Al Jazeera and The Advocate. Raised in the Tucson, Arizona, desert, she recently completed a master's degree …

Sarah Lustbader is senior legal counsel at The Justice Collaborative and a senior contributor to The Appeal. She was previously senior program associate at the Vera Institute of Justice …

Casey O’Brien is a feminist, invisibly disabled Bay Area journalist with a focus on justice, advocacy and social change. She’s been published in San Francisco Magazine, The Bold Italic, …

Paola Banchero is an associate professor of Journalism and Public Communications at the University of Alaska Anchorage.

John R. Talbott is a best-selling author whose 10 books predicted the housing crash in the U.S. in 2006, the ensuing global financial crisis of 2008-2009 and, before that, …

Laura Pangallozzi is a visiting assistant professor of Geography at Binghamton University, State University of New York.

Samantha Waxman is a policy analyst within the State Fiscal Project. Her work focuses on tax credits for low-income families and budget and tax rules in states. Prior to …

Diego Junqueira is a contributor to The Bureau of Investigative Journalism.

André Campos is a contributor to The Bureau of Investigative Journalism.