Author Bios

Paddy O'Halloran holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Naomi Fowler is a global radio journalist and the producer of Taxcast. Folllow her on Twitter: @Naomi_Fowler.

Ifrah Abshir is a senior attending Rainier Beach High School. She was featured in Gov. Jay Inslee's ‘State of the State’ address. Inspiring young girls to code, she addressed …

Sophia Cope has been a civil liberties attorney for more than a decade and has experience in both litigation and policy advocacy. Prior to joining the Electronic Frontier Foundation, …

Juliet S. Sorensen is an associate clinical professor at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, where she teaches health and human rights.

Farron Cousins is the executive editor of The Trial Lawyer magazine, and his articles have appeared on The Huffington Post, AlterNet and The Progressive Magazine. He has worked for …

Steven Ward is a professor of sociology at Western Connecticut State University and author of the book Neoliberalism and the Global Restructuring of Knowledge and Education. His essays on education …

Meg is senior manager of communications at Ceres, a nonprofit group mobilizing business and investor leadership on climate change and other global sustainability challenges. She has worked previously in public …

Lance Selfa is author of The Democrats: A Critical History and a longtime contributor to Socialist Worker.

Tim Shenk is coordinator of the Cornell-based Committee on US-Latin American Relations.