Author Bios

Emily Shaw is a senior analyst at the Sunlight Foundation, where she helps the organization lead the charge to make useful public information available online. Emily writes and speaks …

Guy Reiter is a member of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and member of the tribe's Conservation Commission.

Spencer McAvoy is a Summer 2016 editorial intern at In These Times. He is a recent graduate from the University of Chicago with a degree in English and a …

Kyle C. Kopko is associate professor of political science at Elizabethtown College and is affiliated with the Republican Committee of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Christopher Devine is assistant professor of political science at the University of Dayton.

Emily Fuller wrote this article for YES! Magazine. Emily is a freelance journalist based in Portland, Oregon.

Natali Segovia holds a dual-degree in political science and Latin American studies from Columbia University and a law degree from Arizona State University (pending admission to the Arizona State Bar). She is on the board of directors for the Alliance for …

Jonathan Lipson is a professor of law at Temple University, and a registered Democrat. 

Karyn Smoot is an abolitionist from San Francisco. She is involved in the fights against jail expansion and policing in the Bay Area.

Thor Benson is a staff writer for Common Dreams. Follow him on X: @thor_benson.