Author Bios

Javiera Alarcon received her master's degree in international relations and comparative politics with a specialization in Latin American politics from the University of Maryland, College Park. She was a fellow …

Kevin Cashman lives in Washington, DC, and researches issues related to domestic policy at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Follow him on Twitter: @kevinmcashman.

Jennifer Wolff is senior program director at the Center for a New Economy (CNE), an independent policy think-tank in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Prior to CNE, she worked as …

Jason Fuller is a second-year master's student through the Robertson School of Media and Culture's multimedia journalism program. The Detroit native obtained his bachelor's degree in communications, while double …

Ashley Jones is a second-year multimedia journalism graduate student at Virginia Commonwealth University. With a bachelor's degree in communication studies from Randolph-Macon College, she has focused her work on …

Rarione Maniece is a multimedia journalist always searching for innovative ways to reach audiences. She currently attends Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, working toward a master's degree in multimedia journalism. She has …

Benjamin Leruth is a research associate at the University of Kent, working as part of the NORFACE research project entitled ‘Welfare State Futures: Our Children's Europe.’ He holds a …

Jeremy Haile is federal advocacy counsel at The Sentencing Project. He also serves on the board of directors of the National Coalition for the Homeless.

Anne Marie Hagerty is a journalism student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and works as an assignment editor at NBC-affiliate in North Carolina, WRAL-TV News …

Joe Sandler Clarke is a contributor to Energydesk. Follow him on Twitter: @JSandlerClarke.