Author Bios

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.

Charlotte Dingle is a freelance journalist, fine art tutor and contributor to Occupy.com.

Hilda Lloréns teaches anthropology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Rhode Island. She is the author of Imaging the Great Puerto Rican Family: Framing Nation, Race, …

Marisol LeBrón is associate professor in Critical Race and Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is author of Against Muerto Rico: Lessons from the Verano Boricua (Editora …