Author Bios

Elizabeth C. Tippett is an assistant professor at the University of Oregon School of Law. 

Alfie Bown is lecturer in media arts at Royal Holloway University London and author of The Playstation Dreamworld (Polity, 2017). He writes for the Guardian and other places, and tweets at @leftist_gamer.

Cristina Rey is a Filipina/Cuban American student activist and educator currently based in Western Massachusetts.

This article was written for YES! Magazine by the Indigenous #NoDAPL Coalition -- Indigenous groups who have been organizing at Standing Rock: Honor the Earth, Sacred Stone Camp, Indigenous Environmental Network, and …

Dr. Ama Biney is a historian and political scientist living in UK.

Lynne Lyman is the California State Director for the Drug Policy Alliance.

Patrick Parenteau is a professor of law at the Vermont Law School. 

Andy Hazel is a UN correspondent for Inter Press Service.

Tegra Stone Nuess is an editorial, documentary and commercial photographer specializing in travel. After growing up in Spokane, Washington, Tegra attended Connecticut College, receiving a BA in photography and French.

Cristina López G. is a Senior Researcher, with a focus in Hispanic media and Latino representation. She has a graduate degree in public policy from Georgetown University.