Author Bios

Rafaela Cortez is a journalist based in northern Portugal focusing on inequality, discrimination, and the broader structures of violence shaping daily life in both Portugal and Palestine.

Ali Awad is an activist and journalist from the village of Tuba in Masafer Yatta.

Anjali Enjeti’s third book, Ballot, is about voting and voting rights from her perspective as a Georgia voter, poll worker, and electoral organizer. Her writing has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Harper's Bazaar, and elsewhere. …

Sarah Beebe is the Senior Supervising Attorney of the Criminal Legal Program at Texas Civil Rights Project. Her professional journey has centered around promoting equity and justice for all …

Jennifer covers the nation’s capital as a senior reporter for States Newsroom. Her coverage areas include congressional policy, politics and legal challenges with a focus on health care, unemployment, …

Kristi grew up in a conservative, working-class town in Ohio, during a time corporations accelerated factories closing and union busting. Her family was lucky: Her mom and mom’s partner …

Alex Nguyen is a general assignment reporter with a focus on criminal justice. Before joining the newsroom in 2025, she was a breaking news reporter at The Dallas Morning …

Blake Burdge is a graduate student in International Relations at Northeastern University specializing in diplomacy. He is the founder of Cuba Monitor, an independent platform focused on U.S.–Cuba policy. …

Ali Reza Nemati is the pseudonym for a writer in Tehran.

Ayi is a Colombian American writer, theater-maker, and filmmaker based in Miami. Her work spans criticism, essays, fiction, drama, and journalism. She holds a BFA in Drama from NYU’s …