Author Bios

Kathryn Lybarger is president of AFSCME Local 3299, the largest union at the University of California, and also president of the California Labor Federation.

Lauren Holter is a freelance reporter who primarily covers reproductive rights and politics. Follow her on Twitter: @LaurenHolter.

Lindsey Allen is the executive director of Rainforest Action Network.

Sydney Worth is a solutions reporter for YES! Magazine. Follow her on Twitter: @sydneyworth03.

Pérez is a queer Cuban-American writer covering issues of race, health and gender. Their writing has appeared in The New York Times, Colorlines, Fusion, AlterNet, The American Prospect, MORE …

Natalie Brinham is a Ph.D. student at Queen Mary University of London researching statelessness. She has worked for many years in non-governmental organizations in the United Kingdom and Southeast …

Marianna Olinger is an artist, researcher and organizer. She holds a PhD in urban planning with degrees in both in social sciences and arts. She has collaborated with numerous …

Fainan Lakha is a contributor at SocialistWorker.org.

Willie Francois serves as senior pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Pleasantville, New Jersey (Atlantic City), and is president of the Black Church Center for Justice and Equality. …

Rachael Joo is an associate professor of American studies at Middlebury College. She is co-editor of the book, A Companion to Korean American Studies (Brill 2018).