Author Bios

Cecille Joan Avila (she/her), MPH, is a former photojournalist who now writes about domestic health policy issues. Her areas of interest are in ethics, getting people to care about …

Jared Ware is a freelance journalist primarily covering social movements and prisoner organizing. He is the co-host and producer of the podcast Millennials Are Killing Capitalism.

Grace Panetta is a political reporter. She previously worked at Insider for four years covering politics with a focus on elections and voting. She holds a degree in political …

Maya Srikrishnan is a veteran California-based journalist who joined the Center for Public Integrity as a reporter in March 2022. Previously, she was associate editor for civic education at …

Amanda Powers is a Research and Program Associate in the Democracy Program, where she focuses on promoting fair, diverse, and impartial courts. Prior to joining the Brennan Center, Amanda …

Susan Kang is an associate professor of political science at John Jay College, City University of New York. She is the author of Human Rights and Labor Solidarity: Trade Unions …

David Goeßmann is journalist, author and editor of the German news magazine Telepolis.

Rukia Lumumba is a Black woman and transformative justice strategist from Jackson, Mississippi. She is co-founder and executive director of the People’s Advocacy Institute and co-leads the Electoral Justice …

Kayla Reed is a Black, queer organizer and strategist from St. Louis, Missouri. She is co-founder and executive director of Action St. Louis and a lead strategist in the …

Kyle C. Velte is a Professor of Law at the University of Kansas School of Law. Her scholarship, which examines the intersection of sexuality, gender and the law, has …