Author Bios

Jennifer covers the nation’s capital as a senior reporter for States Newsroom. Her coverage areas include congressional policy, politics and legal challenges with a focus on health care, unemployment, …

Kristi grew up in a conservative, working-class town in Ohio, during a time corporations accelerated factories closing and union busting. Her family was lucky: Her mom and mom’s partner …

Alex Nguyen is a general assignment reporter with a focus on criminal justice. Before joining the newsroom in 2025, she was a breaking news reporter at The Dallas Morning …

Blake Burdge is a graduate student in International Relations at Northeastern University specializing in diplomacy. He is the founder of Cuba Monitor, an independent platform focused on U.S.–Cuba policy. …

Ali Reza Nemati is the pseudonym for a writer in Tehran.

Ayi is a Colombian American writer, theater-maker, and filmmaker based in Miami. Her work spans criticism, essays, fiction, drama, and journalism. She holds a BFA in Drama from NYU’s …

Emma Cieslik (she/her) is a queer, disabled and neurodivergent public historian and museum worker based in the Washington, D.C., area. She explores histories at the intersection of gender, sexuality, …

Monika Langarica is a senior staff attorney at the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at UCLA Law (CILP), where she focuses on strategic litigation and policy advocacy to …

Sophie Hayssen is a New York-based journalist and fact checker covering education, youth, and activism. Her reporting has appeared in Teen Vogue, Bitch Media, and Refinery29. She previously worked …

Oishika Neogi is a contributor to Documented.