Author Bios

Alejandra Márquez is an Assistant Professor of Spanish in the Department of Romance and Classical Studies at Michigan State University. She earned her Ph.D. in Romance Languages and Literatures …

David Bennion is the executive director of Free Migration Project and a practicing immigration attorney. Originally from Utah, he now lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Nandika Chatterjee is a News Fellow at Salon. In 2022, she moved to New York after graduating from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where she pursued a B.A. in communication …

Alex Thurston is a contributor to Responsible Statecraft.

Richard Gilman-Opalsky is professor of political theory and philosophy in the School of Politics and International Affairs at the University of Illinois. He is author of seven books, including …

Ritwika Mitra is an independent journalist based in India.

Helen H. Abraha is a contributor to OtherWords.

Seraj Assi is a Palestinian writer living in Washington, D.C. and the author, most recently, of My Life as an Alien (Tartarus Press).

Leslie W. Suen is a primary care and addiction medicine doctor and an assistant professor at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). She is also a Public Voices …

Laila Ayub is an Afghan American lawyer and co-founder and director of Project ANAR, a grassroots, young women-led, Afghan community-based immigration organization in the U.S. Project ANAR has spearheaded …