Author Bios

Laith Shakir is a fellow of the Next Leaders program at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC.

Crystal Stella Becerril is a Chicago-based Xicana activist, writer and photographer who regularly contributes to Socialist Worker, Red Wedge and Warscapes.

Ryan Rodrick Beiler (www.ryanrodrickbeiler.com) is a freelance journalist based in Oslo, Norway, and a member of the Activestills photography collective (activestills.org). He lived in Jerusalem and the West Bank …

Caitlin Breedlove is the deputy executive director of organizational advancement at Women’s March. Breedlove was the co-director of Southerners On New Ground (SONG) for nine years, where she worked …

Sheila Suess Kennedy teaches law and public policy in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis. Her scholarly publications include eight books …

Eliza Davis is a research associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs.

Rachel Ida Buff is a writer and working immigration historian in Wisconsin. Her most recent book is the bilingual, historical glossary A is for Asylum Seeker: Words for People …

Tania Matsuoka is an intern with the Center for Effective Government and the Coalition for Sensible Safeguards.

Nicole D. Porter manages The Sentencing Project’s state and local advocacy efforts on sentencing reform, voting rights and eliminating racial disparities in the criminal justice system. Her advocacy has …

Derek Royden is a contributor to Occupy.com.