Author Bios

Dennis Weiser has published more than a dozen works of poetry, fiction and nonfiction since 2005. He is a former weekly columnist for The Kansas City Business and book reviewer …

Roberta Brandes Gratz is an acclaimed urbanist who has published three previous books on the subject, including most recently, The Battle for Gotham: New York in the Shadow of …

Elle Kurancid is an independent writer from Canada, currently based in Egypt. She's covered political speech and rhetoric for Truthout, Earth Island Journal, Reader Supported News and VICE News. …

Liz Cooper has worked in publishing for over 30 years. In the 70s she worked on the paper Shrew, the magazine Red Rag, and the Women’s Liberation Newsletter. She worked …

Charity Schmidt is a contributor to PR Watch.

Juliana DeVries is a law student at Berkeley Law.

Joseph Burke has a BA from BYU and an MA from NAU. He teaches secondary English for Weber School District in Ogden, Utah.

Laura Sullivan is a NPR News investigative correspondent whose work has cast a light on some of the country's most disadvantaged people.

Maria W. Norris is a PhD student at London School of Economics and Political Science.

Jay Syrmopoulos is an investigative journalist, freethinker, researcher, and ardent opponent of authoritarianism. He is currently a graduate student at University of Denver pursuing a masters in Global Affairs. …