Author Bios

John Smith received his Ph.D. from the University of Sheffield and is currently self-employed as a researcher and writer. He has been an oil rig worker, bus driver and …

Monica Lopez is a producer at The National Radio Project. She has a 16-year track record as a reporter and producer based in California, and enjoys working with reporters throughout …

Alessio Perrone is a contributor to the New Internationalist. 

Danny Sjursen is a retired U.S. Army officer, contributing editor at Antiwar.com, senior fellow at the Center for International Policy (CIP), and director of the soon-to-launch Eisenhower Media Network (EMN). …

Daniel Gutman is a contributor to Inter Press Service. 

Dr. Heather Metcalf is a Public Voices fellow with The OpEd Project and is director of research and analysis for the Association for Women in Science where she leads …

Lila Weintraub is an organizer with IfNotNow DC. She grew up in Maryland, where she was involved from a young age with the Jewish youth movement, Habonim Dror. Lila …

Nithin Coca is a freelance journalist who focuses on pressing social and environment issues, particularly in developing countries.

Kathryn Libal is associate professor and director of the Human Rights Institute at the University of Connecticut. Email her: [email protected].

Mandisa Routheni is a contributor to OtherWords.