Author Bios

Dena Jones is the director of the Farm Animal Program for the nonprofit Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) in Washington, D.C. Since 1951, AWI has sought to alleviate suffering on …

Teresa Chuc has been teaching in the Los Angeles Unified School District for 13 years and is a United Teachers of Los Angeles union member.

Jamie Lynn Goodwin is a Ph.D. candidate at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. 

Deana Rohlinger is a professor of Sociology at Florida State University.

Shelli Nicole is a Detroit-raised, Chicago-based, mermaid-fearing writer whose work on race and culture has appeared in Bustle.

Brie Shea is an investigative reporting fellow with the investigations and research team at Rewire.News. Prior to joining Rewire.News, Brie worked as an analyst with Boeing, Defense Space and Security. She …

Katharine Trendacosta is a policy analyst at EFF, focusing on intellectual property, net neutrality, fair use, free speech online, and intermediary liability.

Douglas is counsel in the Brennan Center’s Democracy Program, where his work focuses on fair, diverse and impartial courts. Previously, he was the George A. Katz Fellow at the …

Patrick Berry serves as counsel for the Brennan Center's Democracy Program.

Anastasia Riehl is the Director of the Strathy Language Unit at Queen's University in Ontario, Canada.