Author Bios

Olivia Alperstein is an OtherWords Next Leader intern at the Institute for Policy Studies.

Anna Bergren Miller is a freelance writer specializing in the built environment. Her interests include contemporary design practice, digital design and fabrication, the histories of architecture and urban planning …

Jennifer Goldstein is a legal intern at the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.

Lawrence Repeta is a professor of law at Meiji University in Japan, an Asia-Pacific Journal contributing editor, and a director of Information Access Japan Clearinghouse. He is author of …

Kevin Munoz is a Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs.

Barbara Sard rejoined the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities as Vice President for Housing Policy in 2011 after 18 months as Senior Advisor on Rental Assistance to HUD Secretary Shaun …

Elaine Weiss is a contributor to Campaign for America's Future.

Steven Panageotou is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, working on his dissertation on sociological approaches to democratic theory. He has published articles about the Greek financial …

Amanda Frank is a Policy Analyst working with the Open Government and Regulatory Policy teams at the Center for Effective Government. She focuses on a variety of environmental policy …