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Author Bios

Tobita Chow
Tobita Chow is Global Justice Organizer at The People’s Lobby, where he leads a campaign for a global minimum wage. He is a co-author of “The Movement We Need,” …

Nancy Welch
Nancy Welch is professor of English at the University of Vermont where she helped organize the union representing full- and part-time faculty. Her books include Living Room: Teaching Public Writing in …

Lilian Calles Barger
Lilian Calles Barger is a historian, author, and speaker addressing issues of gender, social justice, culture, and religion. She lives in Taos, New Mexico. Follow her on Twitter @lilianbarger

Rachel Johnson
Rachel Johnson is a writer based in Chicago. She holds a master's degree in US history from Northwestern University.

Theresa Lin
Theresa Lin is a Master's candidate and an undergraduate writing program instructor at Columbia University. She was awarded the 2017 De Alba Fellowship for an excerpt from her novel …

Kate Laycock
Kate Laycock is an independent journalist and radio producer based in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Marcia G. Ory
Marcia G. Ory is a regents and distinguished professor and associate vice president for strategic partnerships and initiatives at Texas A&M University.

Alexei Goldstein
Alexei Goldstein is a contributor at Socialist Worker.

Rebecca Stoner
Rebecca Stoner is a writer in Chicago.

Sarah Kliff
Sarah Kliff is a senior editor at Vox.com, where she oversees health, medicine and education coverage.