Author Bios

Melissa Bailey is a Boston-based correspondent on the Kaiser Health News (KHN) enterprise team, focusing on aging and dying. Her stories have appeared in The Washington Post, TIME, USA Today, …

Anthony Gabb, Ph.D., teaches economics at St. John's University, New York.

Yatziri Tovar is a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient and media specialist with Make the Road New York, the largest grassroots community organization in New York offering services …

Laura Dowley is British human rights lawyer living and working in Mexico. She represents refugees and asylum seekers.

Nicole L. Novak is a postdoctoral research scholar at the University of Iowa.

Natalie Lira is an assistant professor of Latina/Latino studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Shira Tarlo is a reporter and social media editor at Salon.

Benjamin Hale is a Ph.D. student at Edith Cowan University in the field of politics and international relations with a specific focus on Africa.

Bruce A. Jacobs is the author of Race Manners for the 21st Century.

Monica White is an assistant professor of Russian and Slavonic Studies at the University of Nottingham, and a member of the University and College Union.