Author Bios

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez (his first name is pronounced ‘shoe-tez-caht’) is a 14-year-old indigenous environmental activist, hip-hop artist and public speaker from Boulder, Colorado. He has spoken at over 100 events …

Dr. Thomas Palley is an economist living in Washington DC. He holds a B.A. degree from Oxford University, and a M.A. degree in International Relations and Ph.D. in Economics, …

Damian Kolodiy is a writer and independent filmmaker.

Bruce Dancis is a former entertainment editor at The Bee.

Annie Waldman is a reporting and data intern at ProPublica. She recently graduated with honors from the dual masters program at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs and …

Kali Holloway is a senior writer and the associate editor of media and culture at AlterNet.

Octavio Morales is a Mexico-based writer.

Gustavo Madrigal-Piña is anundocumented student attending Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Nancy A. Heitzeg is professor of sociology and endowed chair in the sciences at St. Catherine University, and the author of The School-to-Prison Pipeline: Education, Discipline, and Racialized Double Standards.