Author Bios

Raul Dorado is an incarcerated student, author and criminal legal reform advocate. He recently graduated from Northeastern Illinois University’s University Without Walls bachelor’s degree program with a B.A. in …

Susie Aquilina is an educator and historian who researches social justice and culture making on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Claire F.R. Wordley is a research associate of Conservation Evidence in the Department of Zoology at the University of Cambridge.

Frances Madeson has written about liberation struggles in the U.S. and abroad for Ms. Magazine, VICE, YES! Magazine, The Progressive Magazine, Tablet Magazine, American Theatre Magazine and Indian Country Today. She is also the author of the …

Jennifer Steele is an associate professor at American University in Washington, D.C., where she studies education policy and the economics of education.

Alexandra Minna Stern, Ph.D. is Professor of American Culture, History, and Women’s Studies and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan. She is the author of …

Doris Burke is a research reporter at ProPublica.

James Bandler is a senior reporter at ProPublica. He covers business and finance, with coverage areas that include corporate investigations, resource extraction industries and defense procurement. James has been …

Samantha Parsons is Campaigns Director at UnKoch My Campus.

Jasmine Banks is a former non-profit co-founder, digital organizer and strategist, chief marketing officer and small business owner. As a first-generation high school and university graduate, she understands the …