Author Bios

Leah Penniman is a farmer and educator based in the Albany, N.Y., area.

Reva Dhingra is a Ph.D. candidate in government at Harvard University, where she researches migration and the political economy of international aid. She previously worked on the Syrian humanitarian …

Naomi Roht-Arriaza is an expert on transitional or post-conflict justice. She focuses on Latin American politics and law, national trials for international crimes, truth commissions, reparations, institutional reform, and …

Michael J. Viola is associate professor of justice, community and leadership and affiliated faculty of ethnic studies at Saint Mary’s College of California. His research focuses on critical educational …

Keren Landman is a contributor at Kaiser Health News.

Alex Cobham is an economist and chief executive of the Tax Justice Network. Follow him on Twitter: @alexcobham.

Zaidee Stavely is a reporter for EdSource in Oakland. 

Yulissa Arce is the solidarity program officer for the Building Equity and Alignment for Impact fund at Grassroots International. She is a Puerto Rican activist currently based in Boston, …

Kristin Ohlson is the author of The Soil Will Save Us: How Scientists, Farmers and Foodies are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet. She lives in Portland, Oregon, and …

Aisling Walsh is an Irish writer, translator and feminist, living in Guatemala. Find her on Twitter: @AxliWrites.