Author Bios

Mila Halgren is a freelance writer covering law enforcement and defense tech in Boston, where she's based, and beyond. She has a PhD in Neuroscience from MIT.

Jordan Wolman is a senior reporter at CommonWealth Beacon covering climate and energy issues in Massachusetts. 

Jennifer Smith writes for CommonWealth Beacon and co-hosts its weekly podcast, The Codcast. Her areas of focus include housing, social issues, courts and the law, and politics and elections.

Ella Spitz is a freelance journalist and an editorial fellow at All That’s Interesting. She previously worked as an associate editor and staff writer at The Indypendent where she covered labor and …

Ryan Brennan is a queer advocate and community organizer. While in prison, he developed and facilitated the LGBTQ Allies program. He also earned a bachelor's degree in organizational studies …

Mathew Witecki is a 2026 graduate of University of California, Riverside with a bachelor’s degree in Education, Society, and Human Development and an inside advocate with Californians United for …

Inès Abdel Razek is the co-director of the Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy.

Briana Torres is an attorney and the Maeve McKean Women’s Law and Public Policy Fellow at Georgetown University’s O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law and the National …

Josh Friedberg is an author, TEDx speaker, storyteller, and music historian. He has over 100 articles published, including as a staff writer at the web magazine PopMatters. He has won …

Ivis García is an Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, a Ford Fellow, and a Fellow at Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center at Texas A&M University. Her …