Author Bios

Paul Sonn is the state policy program director at the National Employment Law Project.

Naomi Walker is the director of the Economic Policy Institute’s EARN network.

Naomi LaChance is a reporter interested in probing narrative silences and holding the powerful accountable. Her work has appeared at NPR, The Intercept, The Young Turks, Motherboard, Huffington Post, the New Republic, Teen Vogue and more.

Camille Erickson is an investigative journalist publishing data-driven stories on the economy, labor and politics through a social justice lens. Follow her on Twitter: @camillesuzanne.

Andrew Perez is a senior political reporter at MapLight. He previously covered money in politics for International Business Times.

Anna Maria Barry-Jester is a reporter with ProPublica covering global health. She joined ProPublica in 2022 from KFF Health News, where she covered public health. Follow her on X: …

Brian Wakamo is an Institute for Policy Studies research analyst.

Gillian Branstetter is a writer, advocate and spokesperson for the National Center for Transgender Equality. Branstetter is a former reporter who has covered the opioid use crisis, the growth …

William Minter is the editor of AfricaFocus Bulletin. His research focuses on southern Africa and international issues.

Eoin Higgins is a staff writer at Common Dreams.