Author Bios

Tasmiha is a graduate of Wesleyan University and is currently an MA candidate studying Social Impact at Claremont Lincoln University. She founded Brighter Dawns, a nonprofit that has received local …

Jennie C. Stephens is professor of sustainability science and policy at Northeastern University, was a 2023-2024 climate justice fellow at Harvard-Radcliffe, and is just starting a new role as …

Sarah Varney is a senior correspondent for Kaiser Health News who reports on the implementation of the federal health law in the states and the effect of state budget …

Until he retired in 2013, Seely was an award-winning reporter for the Wisconsin State Journal. After retiring from the newspaper, Seely worked for three years with the Wisconsin Center …

Elizabeth Hawksworth is an Anishinaabe writer with a focus on social justice and her experience as a queer Native in Canada. Follow her on Twitter.

Tara Opsal is an Associate Professor of Sociology and the Director of Undergraduate Studies at Colorado State University.

Elaine Hui is a professor at the School of Labor and Employment Relations at Penn State University.

Christoph Hanssmann is an assistant professor of Women and Gender Studies at San Francisco State University. 

Erika D'Andrea is a graduate student in the Women and Gender Studies Master’s program at San Francisco State University. 

Eryn Mathewson is a special correspondent for Making Contact.