Author Bios

China Miéville is the multi-award-winning author of many works of fiction and non-fiction. His fiction includes The City and the City, Embassytown and This Census-Taker. He has won the …

Christina Greer, Ph.D., is an associate professor at Fordham University, the author of Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream and the host of The Aftermath on Ozy.com. Follow …

Barbara Shaw is an assistant professor at the Rush University College of Nursing and has provided primary health care to immigrant and refugee communities in Chicago, Boston and Latin …

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.