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Derek Scarlino

Derek Scarlino is a teacher, activist and freelance journalist. He has a BS in History from SUNY Brockport and helps run the Love and Rage Media Collective (loveandragemedia.org), an …
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Thomas Powell

Thomas Powell is a sculptor and writer. His recent journal articles on this subject include “Biological Warfare in the Korean War: Allegations and Cover-up,” Socialism and Democracy, V. 31, …
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Kurt Andersen

Kurt Andersen is author of Heyday and Turn of the Century and frequently writes for New York and Vanity Fair. He is host and co-creator of the Peabody Award-winning public radio program Studio 360. In 2006, …
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Maria Ibarra-Frayre

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

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