Author Bios

Tom B.K. Goldtooth is a Native American environmental, climate and economic justice activist, speaker, film producer, and Indigenous rights leader within the climate and environmental justice and indigenous movement. He …

Sharon Kann is a reproductive rights researcher at Media Matters. She holds an MA in communication from Wake Forest University and a BA in English from the University of …

Ronald Lewis is a resident of Philadelphia. He recently participated in a Center for American Progress event, 'One Strike and You're Out: How to Remove Barriers to Economic Mobility …

Helen Stokes is represented by lawyers in Community Legal Services' Employment Unit.

Tyrone Peake is represented by lawyers in Community Legal Services' Employment Unit.

Colby Lenz is a legal advocate with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners. Colby has been working with people imprisoned in California women's prisons for the past 14 years. …

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 …