Author Bios

Steve Fleischli grew up in Nebraska, and held many jobs in his life, from flipping burgers, to detasseling corn, to being a bungee jumping instructor (aka “elastician”). However, he's …

Neal Barnard, M.D., is a nutrition researcher and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

Alicia Criado, a participant of The OpEd Project, is based in Washington, DC, and is a frequent commentator on workers’ rights and economic justice. Follow her on Twitter: @criado_alicia.

Kate Bahn is a Ph.D. candidate in economics at the New School for Social Research, a cofounder of LadyEconomists.

Zillah Eisenstein has written feminist theory in North America for the past 30 years. She is an internationally renowned writer and activist and distinguished scholar of anti-racist feminist political …

Nicole Austin-Hillery is the first Director and Counsel of The Brennan Center's Washington, D.C. office which she opened in March 2008.

Michelle Téllez is an assistant professor of Mexican American Studies at the University of Arizona.

Laurie Smolenski is a freelance writer and community organizer for immigrants in New York City. She has a master's degree in international relations with a focus on women's rights.

Tamara van der Putten is a medical anthropologist and former volunteer at the Greek Council for Refugees in Athens. She would like to thank the GCR and in particular Vassilis …