Author Bios

Emma Kromm is an undergraduate at Harvard University majoring in social studies and an intern with the Institute for Southern Studies.

Andrea Armstrong is an associate professor of law at Loyola University New Orleans, College of Law. Her research focuses on the constitutional dimensions of prisons and jails, and she …

Lindsey Dillon is an assistant professor of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz.   

Binta Baxter is an AlterNet contributor with a background in economic, environmental and social justice. Follow her on Twitter @BintaBaxter.

Curtis Johnson is a retired research scientist, freelance writer and activist. He has reported and written on the Gulf oil spill, western wildfires, the extinction and climate crisis, and …

Alex Edney-Browne is a Ph.D. researcher in international relations at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Her thesis investigates people's lived experiences of drone warfare, both Afghan civilians and US Air …

Courtney Pankrat is a freelance writer and founder of the website: Roaming in Plain Sight. Her expertise is in sustainability, communications, travel and food writing. She has been published in …

Dr. Maha Hilal is a Muslim Arab American expert on institutionalized Islamophobia, the war on terror, and counternarrative work. She is the author of the book Innocent Until Proven …

Karen Savage is an investigative journalist who specializes in long-form narrative stories on juvenile justice and the environment. Her work has appeared in Climate Liability News, Project Earth, Juvenile …