Author Bios

Matt Weiser is a journalist based in Washington, DC, who specializes in water and flood control issues. His work has appeared in Sierra, Grist.org, NationalGeographic.com, Salon.com and High Country News, among others. He is …

Amir Paz-Fuchs is a senior lecturer in law at University of Sussex.

Mohamedou Ould Slahi was born in a small town in Mauritania in 1970. He won a scholarship to attend college in Germany and worked there for several years as an …

Mistinguette Smith is the founding director of The Black/Land Project. She consults with organizations about how to make effective social change. Her essays have appeared in literary and academic publications.

Harold Feiveson just retired as Senior Research Scientist at the Princeton University Program on Science and Global Security, which he had co-directed for 30 years. He is co-author of …

Maria Jose Fabre is a Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs.  

Heidi Bruce is a contributor to YES! Magazine.

Said Al-Yacoubi, 22, is a fifth-year medical student at the Islamic University of Gaza and a doctor-in-training at the European Gaza Hospital.