Author Bios

Danny O'Brien has been an activist for online free speech and privacy for over 15 years. In his home country of the UK, he fought against repressive anti-encryption law, …

Paige Blankenbuehler is an editorial intern at High Country News. Follow her on Twitter: @PaigeBlank.

Bruce Fries is the founder of the Patient Centered Care Advocacy Group and a member of the Mayday Project advocacy group for Lyme patient rights. Follow him on Twitter …

Paul Barbot is a freelance writer from Kernersville, North Carolina, who has had works published on AlterNet and Salon. He most notably exposed the privatization attempts by United States …

Jodi Peterson is a senior editor at High Country News. Follow @peterson_jodi

Didem Tali is a freelance multimedia journalist specializing into international development affairs. She reports about economic affairs, gender and environment from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. She …

Morgan Curtis is a master's of peace, conflict and development student at Universidad Rey Don Jaime, Spain. He holds a bachelor's degree in film production from the University of …

Sarah Harvard is a journalist based in Washington, DC focusing on national security, civil liberties and Islam.

Derek D. Cressman is a veteran political reform advocate and author of When Money Talks, an instruction manual to restore fair elections.