Author Bios

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.

Johnnie Lotesta is a doctoral student in sociology at Brown University.

Shannon Young is a reporter at Free Speech Radio News.

Alisha Green is a technology reporter at CQ Roll Call.

Thomas B. Etzel, syndicated by PeaceVoice, is President and Founder of the Global Peace Building Foundation.

Alice Merrill is a Chicago-based writer interested in media and culture. Follow her work at alicemerrill.com and on Twitter.

Brianna is the fall 2015 reporting intern for OpenSecrets Blog. She recently graduated with a degree in journalism and mass communication from the George Washington University, where she served …

Margaret Knapke is a longtime Latin America human rights activist and a contributor to Foreign Policy In Focus.