Author Bios

 Rachel Sullivan Robinson is an associate professor at the American University School of International Service.

Molly Rowan Leach is a specialist in the field of Restorative Justice and is Founder/Executive Producer of the popular webcast, Restorative Justice on The Rise. She is a media partner …

Ali A. Olomi is a writer and historian of the Middle East at the University of California, Irvine. 

Laila Rashidie is a Toronto-based Afghan-Muslim poet, teacher and peace activist. She has worked with Afghans for Peace (AFP) as an organizer before it was dissolved and then cofounded …

Seelai Popal is a US-based poet, writer and organizer with Afghans United for Justice, a grassroots initiative dedicated to fighting for a just Afghanistan free from war and occupation. …

Mark Tseng-Putterman is a writer, activist and scholar interested in Asian American social movements vis-à-vis the carceral state. He is a visiting scholar at the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at New York …

Peter Moskowitz is a freelance journalist who has written for the Guardian, The New York Times, The New Republic, Wired, Slate, BuzzFeed and many others. A former staff writer …

Nick Pemberton is a student at Gustavus Adolphus College in southern Minnesota. He currently is employed by Gustavus Dining Service and is studying English. He has previously submitted a couple of articles to counterpunch.org.

Daphne Miller is a practicing family physician, professor and journalist who examines the links between human health and the health of the natural and built environment. She teaches at …

Noelle Sullivan is an assistant professor of instruction in global health studies and anthropology at Northwestern University, a board member of the 501(c)(3) charity Worldview Education and Care, and a …