Author Bios

Josh Davidson is an abolitionist, a member of the Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners calendar collective, and also part of the Children’s Art Project with political prisoner Oso …

Ankita Dhar Karmakar is an independent journalist who reports on gender issues, human rights and education, among other beats. Her work has been featured in BehanBox, The Wire, Swaddle …

Vernal Coleman is a reporter for ProPublica’s Midwest newsroom. He came to ProPublica from the Boston Globe, where he had been a member of the newsroom’s strike investigations team, …

Kevin Foster is an independent journalist covering activism, politics, and accountability.

Lauren is a senior researcher in the Climate Program at LittleSis. They have over 12 years of research experience, with many of those years working closely with organizers, activists …

Mariela Santos-Muñiz is a freelance writer, mostly writing about topics relating to Latinx communities, whose work has appeared in NBC Latino, Nylon, The Open Notebook, and more. Bilingual in …

Stephen Simpson is the mental health reporter, based in Austin, where he covers behavioral health in schools, treatment in the judicial system, substance abuse and the state mental health …

Ray Mwareya is the 2017 recipient of the United Nations Correspondents Association Media Prize.

Emma Claire Foley is the campaign director for Defuse Nuclear War. She is a nuclear weapons policy expert, writer and filmmaker who has spent her career working for nuclear …

Mahmoud Khalil is a pro-Palestinian activist and recent Columbia University graduate who was snatched from his home on March 8, 2025, by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.