Author Bios

Kathy Ruffing is a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, specializing in federal budget issues.

Heather Mongilio is a contributor at Environmental Health News.

Beena Raghavendran is the engagement reporting fellow for the Local Reporting Network. During 2018, she'll be working with several reporters around the country to boost audience voice and engagement …

Kate Mishkin covers the environment, workplace safety and energy, with a focus on coal and natural gas for the Charleston Gazette-Mail. Email Kate at [email protected] and follow her on …

Amanda Lotz is a fellow at the Peabody Media Center and a professor of Media Studies at the University of Michigan.

Ken Schwencke is a journalist and developer on ProPublica’s news apps team, covering hate crimes and white supremacist movements. Previously, he worked on The New York Times’ interactive news …

Lucas Waldron is ProPublica’s social visuals and graphics producer. Waldron is a motion graphics journalist focused on storytelling across social media platforms. His work has previously been published by …

Hannah Leibson is an intern at American Progress.

Basav Sen directs the Climate Policy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies. 

Chris Brooks is a staff writer and organizer at Labor Notes.