Author Bios

The writer of this story is an independent journalist based in Istanbul who asked to file this story anonymously due to the current climate for journalists in Turkey.

Jacquelyn Miller is an activist from Washtenaw County, Michigan.

Christopher Machold is a Young Voices Advocate and recent graduate of Cornell College.

Grace Gámez, Ph.D., is a program associate at American Friends Service Committee-Arizona.

Peter Boghossian is an assistant professor of philosophy at Portland State University. He is the author of A Manual for Creating Atheists and creator of the app Atheos. Connect with him on …

Anthony Walker spent eight years in the Army as a psychological operations specialist. He is currently a college student and blogs at psyopguy.com.

Hanna J. Hoffman, Ph.D., is a physicist and technology writer who deeply cares about the future of democracy in the US.

Edward Hunt writes about war and empire. He has a PhD in American Studies from the College of William & Mary.

Josh On is a contributor to Socialist Worker.

Wendy Wall is an Associate Professor of 20th century US history at Binghamton University and the State University of New York. She is currently working on two book projects: a history of …