Author Bios

Mary Ignatius is the statewide organizer of Parent Voices, a parent-led, parent-run child care advocacy group in California and a Ms. Foundation Public Voices Fellow through The Op-Ed Project.

Aleyamma Mathew is the director of Women's Economic Justice at the Ms. Foundation for Women.

Andrea J. Serrano is deputy director at OLÉ in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and a Ms. Foundation Public Voices Fellow through The Op-Ed Project.

Carter Vance has written for Jacobin, Truthout and Inquires Journal, among other publications. Vance has a Masters of Arts from the Political Economy program at Carleton University in Ottawa, …

Alexander B. Howard is a senior analyst at the Sunlight Foundation. Previously, he was the first senior editor for technology and society at The Huffington Post, a columnist at …

Kasia Tarczynska has been a research analyst with Good Jobs First since 2011. She has contributed to numerous studies and reports published by the organization. Her prior experience includes …

Bill Moyer is executive director of Backbone Campaign, a group based in Vashon, Washington working for democratic renewal through innovative strategies and tactics.

Patrick Mazza is a veteran activist and journalist who has focused his work on sustainable solutions to climate disruption and other ecological challenges for over three decades. He is editor of Cascadia Planet. 

Sandra Fulton coordinates Free Press' legislative outreach and lobbying efforts. Before joining Free Press, she served as a legislative assistant in the American Civil Liberties Union's Washington office, where …

Judith McDaniel is a professor at the University of Arizona where she teaches Women and the Law and Law and Social Change in the School of Government and Public …