Author Bios

Alicia Shepard is an award-winning journalist and expert on the media and media ethics. The former ombudsman for NPR, she recently returned from two years in Afghanistan where she worked …

Jennifer Alexander is chief executive officer of New Haven-based ConnCAN, the state's largest education advocacy organization.

Jennifer Bing is director of the Palestine Activism Program at the American Friends Service Committee. Jennifer co-leads a campaign to end U.S. complicity in detaining Palestinian children in Israeli …

 Jasleena is a regular contributor to YES! Follow her on Twitter @JasleenaGrewal. 

John K. Wilson is a 2019-20 fellow at the University of California National Center on Free Speech and Civic Engagement, and co-editor of Academe blog.

Phoebe Braithwaite is a freelance journalist. Follow her on Twitter: @phoebraithwaite.

Jenni Monet is an award-winning journalist and tribal member of the Pueblo of Laguna in New Mexico. She's also executive producer and host of the podcast ‘Still Here,’ which …

Julian Casablancas is the frontman and songwriter for the band the Strokes, as well as for his other band, The Voidz. He also runs Cult Records, a boutique record …

Madlen Davies joined The Bureau of Investigative Journalism in 2016 to investigate antibiotic resistance. She has a background in health journalism, and worked for MailOnline, BBC Wales and Pulse …

Clare Church is a freelance journalist and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Political Inquiry. She can be found on Twitter: @clarechurch.