Author Bios

Teresa A. Velásquez is assistant professor of Anthropology at the California State University in San Bernardino. Her research on the intersection of mining and water politics appears in the …

Sina Toossi is a senior research analyst at the National Iranian American Council. He tweets @SinaToossi.

Rachel Quartararo is a Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs.

Julianne Tveten is a freelance writer and journalist with a focus on the political problems of the tech industry.

Liza Maza is a former Congresswoman representing Gabriela Women’s Party to the Philippine House of Representatives, and Chairperson of the International Women’s Alliance (IWA). She has been a key part …

Alex Devoid reports on border and immigration issues as a freelance multimedia and print journalist. He has written for NACLA Report on the Americas and has worked for BorderLinks in …

David J. Krajicek writes about crime and justice for AlterNet. Follow him on Twitter @DJKrajicek.

Susan Smith Richardson, a 2003 Nieman fellow, is editor and publisher of The Chicago Reporter. Follow her on Twitter: @susaneudora.

Russ Martens career spans four decades in printing and publishing management.

Lacino Hamilton is a writer, thinker and activist who was incarcerated for 26 years thanks to a wrongful conviction, and was exonerated in September 2020. He is the author …