Author Bios

Alex Press is a Ph.D. student in sociology based in Boston. Follow her on Twitter: @alexnpress.

Emily Stephens is CEO of Gravity Switch and an independent researcher. She studied economics and international women's health at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Graham Readfearn is an independent journalist based in Queensland, Australia, with 20 years experience as a reporter and writer on newspapers, magazines, radio and online. In Australia, Graham's features, stories …

Misty Rojo serves as the campaign and policy director for Justice Now, a member organization of Californians United for a Responsible Budget, whose mission is to end violence against …

Ibram X. Kendi teaches African-American history at the University of Florida. His second book, Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, was recently released …

Michele Sutter of Los Angeles is a co-founder of Money Out Voters In, the sponsors of the bill that became Proposition 49. She can be contacted at [email protected]

Jay Stanley is senior policy analyst with the American Civil Liberty Union's Speech, Privacy and Technology Project. He is the editor of the ACLU's ‘Free Future’ blog and has authored and coauthored …

Katherine Isaac is the coordinator of the Campaign for Postal Banking.

Giancarlo M. writes from North Carolina.

Rena Evans writes from North Carolina.