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Shanesha Taylor

In her own words: 'My life is my story. I've written and told stories since I was a small child, mostly fantasies filled with princesses and castles. Only now …
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Michael Gould-Wartofsky

Michael Gould-Wartofsky is the author of the new book, The Occupiers: The Making of the 99 Percent Movement (Oxford University Press). He is a Ph.D. candidate in sociology at …
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John Kiriakou

John Kiriakou is an associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. He's a former CIA officer who blew the whistle on the agency's use of torture.
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Alvin Thornton

Alvin Thornton is the former chair of the Howard University Political Science Department, former three term chair of the Prince George's County, Maryland Board of Education, and Maryland's Commission on Education …
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Ed Zuroweste

Ed Zuroweste, M.D., is the chief medical officer at Migrant Clinicians Network, a nonprofit dedicated to health justice for the mobile poor, creating practical solutions at the intersection of …
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Maywa Montenegro de Wit

Maywa Montenegro de Wit is a PhD candidate in Environmental Science, Policy and Management at UC Berkeley, with a masters degree in science writing from MIT. Her writings on …
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Alastair Iles

Alastair Iles is a professor at the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at UC Berkeley. He researches regulatory science in green chemistry and sustainable food, and is …
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David William Pear

After 40 years, David William Pear retired from investment management and started writing on economic, political and social subjects. He is a regular columnist for The Real News Network …
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Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr.

Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., president and CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus, is a minister, community activist and one of the most influential people in Hip Hop political life. …