Author Bios

Michael C. Burton is a writer based in Richardson, Texas, and author of the biography of Texas humorist John Henry Faulk. He is also editor of the former ‘Media Monitor’ newsletter in Austin, Texas.

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 …