Author Bios

Ira B Dember, who helped launch the Public Banking Institute, does strategic consulting and writing while tackling public policy issues as part of Commonomics USA.

Susanna Hegner is a member of the Program Team at the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation. Susanna manages the Foundation's communications strategy and generates content for its website, blog and …

Dr. Robert Zarr is president of Physicians for a National Health Program.

Nick Licata is a Seattle City Councilmember and author of Becoming a Citizen Activist.

Charlotte Lunday is a law student at The University of Washington School of Law. 

Ragina Johnson is a contributor to Socialist Worker.

Stephanie Rearick is founder and project coordinator of Mutual Aid Networks. She is also founding co-director of the Dane County [Wisconsin] TimeBank, and former co-chair and former interim co-director of  TimeBanks …

Vojko Volk is the Slovenian ambassador to Croatia. He has also served as Slovenia’s ambassador to Italy and the head of Slovenia’s Liasion Office to UNMIK. He is the author of From …

Crofton Black is a researcher, journalist and writer with extensive experience of complex investigations in the field of human rights abuses and counterterrorism. He is a leading expert on the …