Author Bios

Mark Maier teaches economics at Glendale Community College.

Pete Dronkers is a contributor to the Albuquerque Journal.

Jeremy Hance is a senior correspondent for Mongabay as well as being a blogger for the Guardian and a freelance journalist. He started his journalism career with Mongabay in …

Kara West is a contributor to Environmental Health News.

Shane Ralston is an associate professor of philosophy at Pennsylvania State University Hazleton. His agenda research covers a broad array of subjects, including human resources ethics, environmental policy, international …

Catherine Hausman is an assistant professor of public policy at the University of Michigan.

Judith Coburn, after decades as a journalist writing for the Village Voice, Mother Jones, the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times and TomDispatch, among other media outlets, became a private …

Gina McGill is an activist, investigative researcher, writer and blogger. She holds a Masters degree in public health. She was accepted into the University of Michigan law school-Ann Arbor, …

Jorge Villarreal is a ‘Next Leader’ at the Institute for Policy Studies.

Lindsay Fendt is a contributor to Mongabay.