Author Bios

Leah Goodridge is a lawyer, housing law expert and writer. She co-authored the widely cited 2016 law review article, “Innocent Until Proven Guilty: Examining the Constitutionality of Public Housing …

Ahmed Alqarout is a contributor to Mondoweiss.

Laura Pappano is an education journalist who also writes about gender and sport. She is a regular contributor to The New York Times Education Life section and former education …

Robert Reid is based in Auckland, New Zealand. A recently retired trade union leader, he is chairperson of the Friends of the Filipino People in Struggle (FFPS).

Helen Griffiths is a public policy associate at the ACLU of Colorado.

Yeshimabeit “Yeshi” Milner is the founder and CEO of Data for Black Lives. She has worked since she was 17 as a movement builder, technologist and data scientist. She …

Ivey Dyson serves as Counsel in the Liberty and National Security Program focusing on issues related to surveillance and policing. Prior to joining the Brennan Center, Ivey was a …

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 …