Truthout
Author Bios

Maria Ibarra-Frayre
Maria Ibarra Frayre, LLMSW, is a community organizer. Read her work on Medium.

Cresa Pugh
Cresa Pugh is a doctoral student in Sociology and Social Policy at Harvard University.

Jacinta González
Jacinta González is a senior campaign organizer at Mijente and an expert in organizing against immigration enforcement and criminalization of Latinx and immigrant communities. Follow Mijente on Twitter: @ConMijente.

Susannah Shmurak
Susannah Shmurak is freelance writer focusing on the intersections between human health and the environment. A passionate advocate for healthier, more sustainable lifestyles, she shares practical tips about gardening, food …

Max Feldman
Max Feldman serves as counsel in the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, where he focuses on voting rights and elections. Prior to joining the Brennan Center, …

Ottavia Ampuero Villagran
The human right to identity of countless undocumented migrant bodies is being disregarded by the inadequate body management and identification efforts – more must be done.

Susan Anenberg
Susan Anenberg is Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health and Global Health at George Washington University.

Loretta Mickley
Loretta Mickley is Senior Research Fellow in Chemistry-Climate Interactions at Harvard University.

Ploy Pattanun Achakulwisut
Ploy Pattanun Achakulwisut is a Postdoctoral Scientist at George Washington University.

Mick Dumke
Mick Dumke reports on politics at ProPublica Illinois, with particular interest in housing policies, criminal justice and city and state government.