Author Bios

Amalia Pallares directs the Latin American and Latino Studies Program at UIC, where she is also professor of LALS and political science.

Sara Hall is associate professor of Germanic studies and researches mass media and police-public relations in 20th century Germany.

Jennifer Brier directs the Gender and Women's Studies Program at UIC, where she is also associate professor of GWS and the History Department. 

Nell Abram is a journalist for Free Speech Radio News. Follow her on Twitter: @NellAbram.

Amber A'Lee is a writer in Brooklyn.

Nancy Wayne is a professor of physiology, University of California, Los Angeles. Nancy Wayne does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization …

Wenhui Qiu is a Ph.D. Candidate in Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University. Wenhui Qiu receives funding from the China Scholarship Council.

Ming Yang is a professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai University. She receives funding from the National Nature Science Foundation of China.  

Craig Clevidence is the director of Renew Democracy and the author of Money, Motivation and Representation: A Primer for the coming Political Revolution.