Author Bios

Nicholas Mele is a retired US diplomat who has been studying and practicing nonviolence throughout his adult life. He was a founding staff member of the Nonviolent Peaceforce and a regular …

Stephen Janis is a producer with The Real News Network.

Jared Ball is host of ‘I Mix What I Like.’

Allie Yee joined Facing South and the Institute for Southern Studies in July 2014 and became associate director in September 2016. Working closely with the executive director, she manages …

Jefferson M. Fish is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at St. John's University, New York City, where he served as Department Chair and also as Director of the Ph.D. Program …

Hollie N. Brehm is an assistant professor of sociology at the Ohio State University.

Before joining the Center's environment and labor team, Jamie Smith Hopkins worked for 15 years for the Baltimore Sun, where she spent most of her time as a business …

Zoe Loftus-Farren is managing editor of Earth Island Journal. She holds a JD from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, and writes about climate change, environmental justice …

Larry Schwartz is a Brooklyn-based freelance writer with a focus on health, science and American history.