Author Bios

Olivia Heffernan is a writer, editor, and award winning filmmaker. Her work explores the intersection of race, labor, and incarceration. She has written for Jacobin, The Baffler, and The …

Steve ​​Brooks is an award-winning journalist with bylines in TIME, Prism, Bay City News Foundation’s Local News Matters, Sports Illustrated, and more. He is the former editor-in-chief of San Quentin News and a co-founder of …

Bobbi-Jeanne Misick is a reporter at Verite News. Before joining Verite, Misick reported on people behind bars in immigration detention centers and prisons in the Gulf South as a …

Jacob Fischler covers federal policy and helps direct national coverage as deputy Washington bureau chief for States Newsroom. Based in Oregon, he focuses on Western issues. His coverage areas …

Mike Lacy is a Nashville-based independent investigative journalist and activist who covers topics including surveillance, homelessness, and corruption. A former staffer of the Nashville mayor's office, he was awarded Best Metro Watchdog in the Nashville …

Shaanth Kodialam Nanguneri is a reporter based in Portland, Oregon covering Gov. Tina Kotek and the Oregon Legislature. He grew up in the Bay Area, California and went on …

Katie McKellar covers Utah government as a senior reporter for Utah News Dispatch. She specializes in political reporting, covering the governor and the Utah Legislature, with expertise in beats …

Athar Ihab Abu Samra is a Palestinian writer and translator from Gaza, based in Cairo. She highlights the human side of Palestinian life, telling stories of loss, resilience, and …

Robert J. Lopez is an independent journalist and fellow at the McGraw Center for Business Journalism.

Jeremy Lindenfeld is a UC Berkeley California Local News Fellow reporting on healthcare, organized labor, public lands, and immigration for Capital & Main.