Author Bios

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. 

Steph Saxton is a Ph.D. student in political science and an undergraduate alumna of Johns Hopkins. She is a member of Students Against Private Police.

Corey Payne is a Ph.D. student in sociology and an undergraduate alumnus of Johns Hopkins. He is a member of Students Against Private Police.

Cassie Freund is a tropical forest ecologist and Ph.D. student at Wake Forest University. She currently studies the disturbance ecology of tropical montane forests, which means she spend a …

Nancy Modesitt is an associate professor of law at the University of Baltimore.