Author Bios

J. Patrick Coolican is editor-in-chief of Minnesota Reformer. Previously, he was a Capitol reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune for five years, after a Knight-Wallace Fellowship at the University …

Gareth L. Grainger is Research Fellow in Social Inclusion at Wrexham University in Wales. His work on homeless policy and governance has also appeared in outlets like The Hill, …

Anna Spoerre covers reproductive health care. A graduate of Southern Illinois University, she most recently worked at the Kansas City Star where she focused on storytelling that put people …

Kevin Hardy covers business, labor and rural issues for Stateline from the Midwest.

Darakshan Raja is the founding executive director of Muslims for Just Futures, a grassroots organization that builds power in Muslim communities through community organizing, advocacy, and movement building.

Rev. Earle J. Fisher, Ph.D., is a scholar, pastor, organizer, and public intellectual committed to Black liberation, civic empowerment, and institutional transformation. He serves as Senior Pastor of Abyssinian …

Teresa Tomassoni is an environmental journalist covering the intersections between oceans, climate change, coastal communities and wildlife for Inside Climate News. Her previous work has appeared in The Washington …

Jonathan Stegall is a designer, and a faith-rooted organizer and abolitionist in Minneapolis.

Gloria Gomez joined the Arizona Mirror in August 2022. She graduated in 2022 with bachelor's degrees in journalism and political science, with a Spanish minor. Arizona Mirror is part …

Kali Coleman is a writer and community organizer. She lives in Brooklyn.