Author Bios

Alyssa Aquino is a ‘Next Leader’ at the Institute for Policy Studies.

Linda C. Fentiman is a professor at the Elisabeth Haub Law School at Pace University, where she specializes in health law and criminal law. She is the author of …

Sam Nakayama is an independent writer based in Torrance, California.

Jes Scheinpflug prides themself on building genuine connections and partnerships across areas that often work in silos. They are active in advocating for an array of social justice issues …

Maya Schkolne was born in Haifa and grew up in Cape Town. She recently completed her MSc in Politics of Conflict, Rights and Justice at SOAS University of London, …

Carrie Koplinka-Loehr is a contributer at YES! Magazine.

Emily Dalgo is a spring 2017 reporting intern at the Center for Responsive Politics and current undergraduate honors student at American University pursuing a B.A. in international studies. She …

Melissa Rakestraw is a contributor to Socialist Worker.

Peter F. Crowley is an independent writer and scholar with a M.S. in Conflict Resolution, Global Studies from Northeastern University. He works as content specialist/production coordinator for a prominent …

Patrick Lee is a reporting fellow at ProPublica. Follow him on Twitter: @patrickglee.