Author Bios

Abigail Fielding-Smith joined The Bureau of Investigative Journalism in 2014 after six years as a reporter in the Middle East, during which she covered the Arab Spring and subsequent …

Marcus Harrison Green is a YES! Reporting Fellow. He is the founder of the South Seattle Emerald. Follow him on Twitter @mhgreen3000.

Janet Lord is senior vice president for human rights and inclusive development at the Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University. She is also a senior research fellow at the Harvard …

Foday Darboe, originally from West Africa, is syndicated by PeaceVoice and is a PhD candidate in Conflict Analysis and Transformation.

The Incarceration to Education Coalition (IEC) is an organizing group made of New York University students (with and without documented criminal records), alumni, faculty and public supporters that are …

Philip Loring is an ecological anthropologist at the University of Saskatchewan. His research focus is on fisheries, food security and environmental justice.

Laura Valentina Natera is a research associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs.

Amanda Froelich is a contributor to TrueActivist.

Martha Sanchez is a member of ACCE, a partner of the Center for Popular Democracy.

Fatima van Hattum is the Project Coordinator at Kindle Project and works with www.NewMexicoWomen.org in Santa Fe. She has a background in international development, food justice, gender and labor rights.