Author Bios

Nancy Welch is professor of English at the University of Vermont where she helped organize the union representing full- and part-time faculty. Her books include Living Room: Teaching Public Writing in …

Lilian Calles Barger is a historian, author, and speaker addressing issues of gender, social justice, culture, and religion. She lives in Taos, New Mexico. Follow her on Twitter @lilianbarger

Rachel Johnson is a writer based in Chicago. She holds a master's degree in US history from Northwestern University.

Theresa Lin is a Master's candidate and an undergraduate writing program instructor at Columbia University. She was awarded the 2017 De Alba Fellowship for an excerpt from her novel …

Kate Laycock is an independent journalist and radio producer based in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Marcia G. Ory is a regents and distinguished professor and associate vice president for strategic partnerships and initiatives at Texas A&M University.

Alexei Goldstein is a contributor at Socialist Worker.

Rebecca Stoner is a writer in Chicago.

Sarah Kliff is a senior editor at Vox.com, where she oversees health, medicine and education coverage.

Jenny Gold covers the health care industry, the Affordable Care Act and health care disparities for radio and print. Her stories have aired on NPR and been published by …