Author Bios

Kit O’Connell is a genderqueer movement journalist, and digital editor at the Texas Observer, who has lived in Texas since 1998. Their citizen journalism during Occupy Wall Street led to …

Nelson A. Denis served in the New York State Assembly, and is the author of War Against All Puerto Ricans (Nation Books, 2015).

Conn M. Hallinan is a columnist for Foreign Policy in Focus, ‘A Think Tank Without Walls,’ and an independent journalist. He holds a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University …

Melissa Mendes was born and raised in Western Massachusetts. In 2010, after graduating from the Center for Cartoon Studies, she won a Xeric award to self-publish her book Freddy Stories. …

Allan Holmes is a Senior Reporter at The Center for Public Integrity. 

Marianna Olinger is a contributor to Ninja.

Frederick Linden was a teacher at all levels (nine years at K-6) for 34 years. He designed and directed a bilingual education program and early childhood program at a rural teachers' …

Susan Selke is interim director and professor of the school of packaging at Michigan State University.

Rafael Auras is associate professor of packaging at Michigan State University.