Author Bios

Sarahbeth Maney is a photojournalist documenting the impact of social issues on individuals and communities, supported by the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Foundation.

Maegan E. Ortiz is the Executive Director of IDEPSCA and a NYRican in LA who has been an activist for more than 30 years.

Elizabeth Rusch is a contributor to Grist.

Robyn C. Spencer-Antoine, PhD, is a historian who researches and writes about Black social protest after World War II, urban and working-class radicalism, and gender. Her book The Revolution Has Come: …

Roselynne Orrala is an undergraduate economist and environmentalist at North Central College, where she is a student fellow at the Center for Social Impact. She attended the 2025 Puffin …

Conor Gallagher is a contributor to Naked Capitalism.

Liv covers immigration for the Florida Phoenix. She’s had her work cited in The New York Times, the Miami Herald, and the New York Post. She worked previously at …

Ren Larson is a reporter at The Assembly. She previously worked on The Texas Tribune and ProPublica’s investigative team, and as a data reporter at The Arizona Republic. She holds a master’s of …

Rabbi Andy Kahn (he/they), the executive director of the American Council for Judaism, grew up in Tacoma, Washington, and has lived in New York since 2009. Prior to receiving …

Brooke Lober is a lecturer in Gender and Women’s Studies at UC Berkeley and a member of Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine.