Author Bios

Peter Gowan is a policy associate with The Next System Project at the Democracy Collaborative. Peter’s research focuses on housing, political economy and alternative models of ownership in both …

Fatema Ahmad is deputy director at the Muslim Justice League in Boston. She is a former biomedical engineer turned community organizer who is passionate about fighting the criminalization of marginalized communities. …

Kristen Sheets is a contributor to Socialist Worker.

Meghan Brophy is a third-year student at Barnard College, an undergraduate worker at Columbia University and an organizer with Student-Worker Solidarity (United Students Against Sweatshops Local 12).

Kevin Basl is a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War.

Andrea Flynn is a Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, where she researches and writes about issues that impact women and families. Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The New Republic, Cosmopolitan, …

As the Deputy Director of Editorial and Digital Strategy, Kendra Bozarth sets the publications and digital media strategy for the Roosevelt Institute’s think tank, student network, and advocacy team. …

Sohale A. Mortazavi is a writer based in Chicago. Follow him on Twitter: @SohaleMortazavi.

Maria Svart is national director of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Prior to her time at DSA, she was an organizer with the Service Employees International Union.