Author Bios

Paul Egan, Kathleen Gray, Lori Higgins and David Jesse are Detroit Free Press Staff Writers.

Suzanne Bauman, co-producer/director of ‘Shadow of Afghanistan,’ is an Academy Award-nominated independent filmmaker who has made specials and series for PBS and the networks for over 30 years.

Mina Kaci and Marie-José Sirach are contributors to L'Humanité.  

Mina Kaci and Marie-José Sirach are contributors to L'Humanité.  

David U. Himmelstein, MD, and Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH, are professors of public health at the City University of New York at Hunter College and visiting professors of medicine …

David U. Himmelstein, MD, and Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH, are professors of public health at the City University of New York at Hunter College and visiting professors of medicine …

David U. Himmelstein, MD, and Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH, are professors of public health at the City University of New York at Hunter College and visiting professors of medicine …

Phil Fornaci and Jane Zara are lawyers and activists in Washington, DC.  

Phil Fornaci and Jane Zara are lawyers and activists in Washington, DC.  

Lynn Bonner and Jay Price are reporters for McClatchy Newspapers. The News & Observer