Author Bios

Justin Perkins is a Rural America In These Times editorial intern. He's from Nebraska.

Phil Hartsfield is an incarcerated writer and father. You can find his writings and artwork on his Facebook page. You can write to him at Phil Hartsfield, #R46473, 5835 …

Lori Ann Burd is director of the Center for Biological Diversity's environmental health program and sits on the EPA's Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee.

Belle Chesler is a visual arts teacher in Beaverton, Oregon.

Patrisse Khan-Cullors is an artist, organizer and freedom fighter from Los Angeles, California. Co-founder of Black Lives Matter, she is also a performance artist, Fulbright scholar, popular public speaker …

asha bandele is the award-winning author of The Prisoner's Wife and several other works. Honored for her work in journalism and activism, asha is a mother, a former senior editor at …

Maximillian Alvarez is a columnist for The Baffler and dual-Ph.D. candidate in history and comparative literature at the University of Michigan. He also co-founded the Ann Arbor chapter of …

Madison Hardee is a contributor to Campaign for America's Future.

Peter Bakvis directs the Washington, DC, office of the International Trade Union Confederation, which represents 180 million workers in 162 countries.

Amy Siskind is a national spokesperson, writer and expert on helping women and girls advance and succeed. A former Wall Street executive, she is president and do-founder of The …