Author Bios

Melissa Yeager is a senior staff writer at the Sunlight Foundation.

In addition to being president of the United Domestic Workers of America, Editha Adams is a hardworking women of color, raising three daughters in San Diego, California. She works …

Joanne Barker is Lenape (an enrolled member of the Delaware Tribe of Indians). She is professor of American Indian studies at San Francisco State University.

Nancy C. Loeb is the director of the Environmental Advocacy Center and assistant clinical professor at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. She is an NU Public Voices Fellow with …

Sarah Sunshine Manning (Shoshone-Paiute, Chippewa-Cree) is a mother, educator, activist and an advocate for youth. Follow her on Twitter: @SarahSunshineM.

Adriana Cardona-Maguigad​ ​is a​ ​Colombian​ ​journalist​ ​based in Chicago. Adriana​ ​is the co-founder​ ​and​ ​former editor​ ​of​ ​The Gate​ ​newspaper, a hyper-local and bilingual community news publication​ ​in the …

Hannah Locke is a teacher and resident of Houston and an alumna of the Roosevelt network.

Liz Walsh is a member of Socialist Alternative and has been active in revolutionary politics since the early 2000s. She has played a leading role in social justice campaigns …

Alex Emmons is a recent graduate of Yale College. He currently work for Amnesty International, USA, on the National Security Activism team.

Assistant professor of history at Loyola University Chicago. She has written extensively about right-to-work laws, capital mobility, and economic inequality. She is currently working on a book titled, The …