Author Bios

Rich Whitney is an attorney, actor, radio commentator and disk jockey, Illinois Green Party activist and former Green Party candidate for governor.

Jackie Mader is multimedia editor of The Hechinger Report. She has covered pre-K-12 education and teacher preparation nationwide, with a focus on the rural south. Her work has appeared …

John O'Connor is a professor at Central Connecticut State University. He is a member of the CCSU-American Association of University Professors Council.

Louise Williams is a professor at Central Connecticut State University. 

Gerardo is a grassroots leader at Colorado People's Alliance.

Jesse Cross-Call is a Senior Policy Analyst in the Health Policy division of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. In this role he examines issues related to the …

Spogmay Ahmed is a Policy Associate at the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) in Washington DC.

Hanna Brooks Olsen is a contributor to Everyday Feminism. 

Reyna E. Montoya is a daughter, a sister, an educator, a dancer, a community organizer, a DACA recipient and the founder of Aliento, an undocumented-youth-led organization that provides community …

Carlos Ballesteros is a freelance writer based in Chicago. He was born and raised in the South Side and recently graduated from Claremont McKenna College with a B.A. in …