Author Bios

Justin Miller covers politics and state government for the Texas Observer. He previously worked for The American Prospect magazine in Washington, D.C. and has also written for The Intercept, The New Republic and In These Times. Originally …

Thalia Charles is a senior at Lafayette College studying government and law as well as psychology, and is a policy organizer at Know Your IX. She is passionate about …

Ayça Çubukçu is associate professor in human rights and co-director of LSE Human Rights at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Zara Jemuel is a labor movement activist with an organizing background in health care and the public sector.

William Melhado is the night general assignment reporter at The Texas Tribune, based in Austin, where he covers LGBTQ+ issues, child welfare and gun violence, among other topics. Originally from …

Cristian Farias is a legal journalist and a senior editor at Inquest.

Teresa Bahr is the owner and director of Early Advantage Developmental Childcare Center in Byron, Minnesota. She is a member of Kids Count on Us/ISAIAH.

Valerie Jean-Charles is a vice president at Fenton Communications. She lives in Washington, D.C.

Michael Scaturro is a freelance journalist. He is a contributor to The Guardian, and his writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN, Euromoney, and …