Author Bios

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

Tyrone Hanley is senior policy counsel at the National Center for Lesbian Rights.

Maureen Taylor is the State Chairperson for the Michigan Welfare Rights Organization.

Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard is a freelance journalist reporting on carceral institutions, politics and cultures. She is also a staff writer at Filter, a new online publication covering drug policy …

Curtisy Bryant is a cosmetics associate at the SouthCenter Macy’s and a member of UFCW 21, and was a member of the Macy’s contract bargaining team in 2018.

Nichole Booker is a sales associate at the SeaTac Macy’s and a member of UFCW 21, and was a member of the Macy’s contract bargaining team in 2018. 

Frank Chapman is the executive director of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression.

T. Christian Miller is a senior reporter for ProPublica. In more than 20 years as a professional journalist and foreign correspondent, Miller has covered four wars, a presidential campaign …

Samantha Young is the California politics correspondent for California Healthline, drawing on her 20 years of experience covering local, state and federal government. As a former reporter for The …

Charles Tiefer is a professor of law at the University of Baltimore.