Author Bios

Marcus Raskin is cofounder of the Institute for Policy Studies and professor of public policy at George Washington University. He is an activist, political advocate and public intellectual.

Adelita San Vicente Tello is an agronomist with a master’s degree in rural development and a doctorate in agroecology. She is director of Seeds of Life (Semillas de Vida), a group …

Cheryl Katz is a San Francisco Bay Area-based science and environmental writer and former newspaper reporter. She grew up on the banks of the Mississippi River in northern Minnesota to …

Edward Tick, PhD, is the founding director of Soldier's Heart. He is the author of the award-winning War and the Soul, and his new book, Warrior's Return: Restoring the …

Dajanique Sanders attends City Arts and Technology High School and is in the 12th grade.

Michaela Wade is a 17 year old High School Student from the Bay Area.

Eunice Goes holds a PhD in Government from the London School of Economics and Political Science(2002), a M.A. in Politics from the University of Warwick (1997) and a B.A. …

Ali M. Latifi is an online journalist with Al Jazeera English based in Kabul. He has covered stories in Afghanistan, Greece and Qatar. He reports on Afghanistan, migration and …