Author Bios

Basia Polkowska is a contributor to Occupy.com.

Darcy Meals is an assistant director at the Center for Access to Justice at Georgia State University.

Maya L. Kapoor is an associate editor for High Country News.

Megan Rose covers the military for ProPublica. Previously she was the national correspondent at Stars and Stripes. She reported from several conflict and disaster zones, including Iraq, Afghanistan, and …

Emma Olson Sharkey is a voting rights attorney and The Franchise Project cofounder. As a longtime voting rights advocate, she has worked on voter protection efforts across the country. Emma earned a …

Sammi-Jo is a solutions reporting intern for YES! Magazine. She is based in Seattle, Washington, and is passionate about storytelling that uplifts the voices of marginalized people. Follow her on …

Barbara Roose is a retired community organizer.

Lauren Lluveras is a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis, housed at the University of Texas at Austin. In previous positions, Lauren was an …

Rachel West is a senior policy analyst at the Center for American Progress's Poverty to Prosperity Program.

Samayia Taylor is a freshman political science major at Howard University and an intern at CODEPINK's Washington, DC office. Read other articles by Samayia, or visit Samayia's website.