Author Bios

Jennifer Ruth is a professor of film studies at Portland State University. She is the author of three books, the most recent, co-authored with Michael Bérubé, being It’s Not Free …

Fatimah Gifford is the executive director of Provide, a national organization dedicated to training and working with health and social service providers to offer holistic support to clients seeking …

David Sloss is the Sutro Professor of Law at Santa Clara University.

Gregory Shaffer is Chancellor’s Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of California, Irvine.

Harvin Bhathal is a journalist and researcher currently based in Montreal, Canada. His main interests in journalism and research include race, the environment, AI policy, disability, gender, sexuality and …

Lauren Sausser, South Carolina Correspondent for Kaiser Health News, covers health care across the South as a member of KHN’s Southern Bureau. She is based in Charleston, where she …

Cassandra Jaramillo (she/her) is a reporter for Reveal, focusing on police accountability and threats to democracy. She previously was a reporter at The Dallas Morning News, where she covered …

Kim Tran is a former student of a for-profit college and an organizer with the Debt Collective.

David Campbell is a writer, translator, funeral director/embalmer and former antifascist political prisoner.