Author Bios

Arielle Zionts is a Spring 2015 In These Times editorial intern and freelance reporter. In August she will join the Interfaith Voices radio show as a producer. She studied anthropology at …

Sandy Espino-Valenciano is Northern Region Coordinator at California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance (CIYJA). @sandyvalenciano  

Alexis Nava Teodoro is Deportation Defense Coordinator at Resistencia, Autonomia, Igualdad, y lideraZgo (RAIZ). @alexistnava  

Judith Blau, a sociologist, has published books on architecture, education, and race. She is currently working with other sociologists and lawyers on a book on the Bill of Rights. …

Britni de la Cretaz is a freelance writer, feminist momma and recovered alcoholic living in Boston. Follow her on Twitter: @britnidlc.

Zoé Samudzi is a womanist and researcher interested in how hegemonic gender and racial constructs influence public health outcomes. Follow her on Twitter: @ztsamudzi.

Gini Harrison is a lecturer in psychology at the Open University.

Amalia Perez is a Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs. 

Deb Nardone is the director of the Sierra Club's Beyond Natural Gas Campaign.