Author Bios

Elliot Swain is a Baltimore-based activist, public policy graduate student and researcher for CODEPINK.

Sharon Austin is an associate professor of political science and director of African American studies at the University of Florida.

Mark Bray is a historian of human rights, terrorism and politics in modern Europe. He is the author of Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook, Translating Anarchy: The Anarchism of Occupy Wall …

Jen Herrick is the senior policy analyst at People For the American Way.

Jill E. Adams, JD, is chief strategist of the SIA Legal Team, which transforms the legal landscape so people who end their own pregnancies can do so with dignity and …

Jamila Perritt, MD, is a board certified, fellowship-trained obstetrician and gynecologist with a comprehensive background in family planning and reproductive health.

Eva-Maria Swidler is on the faculty of Goddard College, where she advises students in the undergraduate program in the fields of political economy and history, among others. 

Carmela D'Amico is a teacher, children's book author, social justice activist and freelance writer whose work has appeared in Salon, Truthout, The Toast, The Seattle P.I. and others.

A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez is a Wyoming-based writer. She is passionate about breastfeeding, social justice and her family. To read more from Rochaun, see her writer's page on Facebook, and check out her website.

Joan McKiernan is a contributor to Socialist Worker.