Author Bios

Sean Larson is a member of the graduate student workers union at New York University.

Abby Cunniff is a Ph.D. student in environmental studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Alejandro Lara-Briseno is an Indigenous rights activist. He is Mexica (Aztec) and practices danza ceremonies. He studies with Mayan elders, and with elders within the Native American Church. He …

Elizabeth Preza is a contributor to AlterNet. Follow her on Twitter: @lizacisms.

Brandon Rees is the deputy director of the AFL-CIO's Office of Investment. 

Brooke Nally is a sustainability expert and green advocate. She recently graduated with a double degree in business and sustainable studies, and she now does the content strategy for a renewable energy website, SolarPowerAuthority.

David Winfrey is a youngish Boomer whose extensive reading in history, politics, sociology and women's studies has left him frequently appalled, but rarely shocked, by events both foreign and domestic.

Aisling O'Donnell is a lecturer of international development at the Australian Catholic University.

Miguel Lovera is an agriculture and forest policy expert who is currently a member of the Global Forest Coalition and researcher at the Universidad Católica de Asunción - CEIDRA (Center …

Alex Schmaus is a member of Students Against War and the International Socialist Organization at San Francisco State University.