Author Bios

Jonathan Jackson Jr. is the nephew of George Jackson, the author of Soledad Brother.

Loretta Graceffo is an editor for Truthout based in Brooklyn.

Laurel Leff is Associate Professor of Journalism at Northeastern University.

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.

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.

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

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

Kelly Wilkins is a contributor at Media For Us.

Lizzie Presser covers health and health care policy at ProPublica.

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 …