Author Bios

J.M. Kassem is a freelance writer and grad student based between Beirut and Detroit whose work focuses on the intersections between neoliberalism, austerity and conflict.

Detroit-born, California-raised Kianga Moore is a writer, producer, journalist and community activist. Early in her career, Moore moved to Las Vegas to write for the Las Vegas Tribune, then …

Eliza Sweren-Becker serves as Counsel in the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, where she focuses on voting rights and elections. Prior to joining the Brennan Center, …

Dara Lind is a reporter for ProPublica. She is also a co-host of Vox’s policy podcast, “The Weeds.”

Chung-Wha Hong is the executive director of Grassroots International, an organization that partners with social movements to create a just and sustainable world by advancing the human right to …

Carolyn Yvellez is an adaptation fellow at the South Bay Cities Council of Governments who helped build The Urban Adaptation Assessment at Notre Dame.

Kendra Stanton Lee is a writer in Boston, Massachusetts. Follow her on Twitter: @kendraspondence.

Katie Halper is a writer, video host and the host of the “Katie Halper Show” podcast. Follow her on Twitter: @kthalps.

Kayla LaRosa is a writer and producer from Long Island, New York, currently studying broadcast journalism in Boston, Massachusetts. Kayla covers politics, business and tech. Follow her on Twitter: …

Jonas Elvander is a foreign editor at Flamman, a left Swedish newspaper.