Author Bios

Stephen F. Skelly is a sociology and global studies major at Providence College.

Shawan Jabarin is director of Al-Haq, the oldest Palestinian human rights organization based in Ramallah. He is currently in the US on a Center for Constitutional Rights-sponsored trip with Raji Sourani, director …

Anshantia Oso is an organizer, writer and speaker based in Los Angeles. She is the national organizer for the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI), which is home to …

Pam Vogel is the education program director at Media Matters. She holds an M.A. in sociology and education from Teachers College - Columbia University and a B.A. in urban …

Alexandra Rosenmann is an associate editor at AlterNet. Follow her on Twitter: @alexpreditor.

Brant Rosen is the rabbi of congregation Tzedek Chicago and co-founder of the Jewish Voice for Peace Rabbinical Council.

Mary Fitzgerald is Editor-in-Chief of openDemocracy. Before joining oD she worked for Avaaz, the global campaigning organisation, and is a former Senior Editor of Prospect Magazine. She has written …

Joan M. Cook, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, is an Op-Ed Public Voices Fellow, a regular contributor to Time Ideas, and …

Neil Singh is an NHS doctor and member of Keep Our NHS Public. He teaches at Brighton and Sussex Medical School. He has previously written for the New Statesman …

Wilson Dizard is a freelance reporter and photographer whose work has appeared at Al Jazeera America and the New York Post.