Author Bios

Monica Edwards is the “If/When/How” fellow at URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity.

Donald Shaw is a money-in-politics reporter and co-founder of Sludge. Follow him on Twitter: @donnydonny.

James Allen is a research associate with the Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative at the Center for International Policy.

Mashal Hashem is a research associate with the Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative at the Center for International Policy.

Camille Erickson is a contributor at the Center for Responsive Politics.

Darlene Harris is a criminal defense lawyer based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Lillian Mongeau is The Hechinger Report’s membership manager and West Coast bureau chief. 

Roland Reed is an independent socialist journalist and organizer who focuses on the U.S. labor movement. Follow him on Twitter: @RolandReed11.

Melissa Price Kromm is director of the North Carolina Voters for Clean Elections.

Sarah R. Sherman-Stokes is a lecturer, clinical instructor of law and the associate director of the Immigrants’ Rights and Human Trafficking Clinic at Boston University.