Author Bios

Paul Church is an independent journalist reporting on geopolitics, warfare and counterterrorism. Email him at [email protected].

Paul Church is an independent journalist reporting on geopolitics, warfare and counterterrorism. Email him at [email protected] or follow @ByPaulChurch on Twitter. Ray Nowosielski is the documentary filmmaker behind the …

Tolu Olorunda is a writer and cultural critic currently living in Detroit, Michigan, who is author of The Substance of Truth (Rotterdam: Sense Publishers, 2011) and whose work has appeared widely online …

Jamekia Kendrix is a volunteer parent organizer for Kansas City Public Schools. Rico Gutstein is an education professor at the University of Illinois--Chicago and a parent of a Chicago …

Jamekia Kendrix is a volunteer parent organizer for Kansas City Public Schools. Rico Gutstein is an education professor at the University of Illinois--Chicago and a parent of a Chicago …

Manuel Perez-Rocha is an associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and the coordinator of the Network for Justice in Global Investment. Javier Rojo is the Institute's New Mexico …

Matt Isaacs and Lowell Bergman reported on this story for the Investigative Reporting Program of the University of California and PBS Frontline. Some of their work was underwritten by a grant …