Author Bios

William R. Polk is a veteran foreign policy consultant, author and professor who taught Middle Eastern studies at Harvard. President John F. Kennedy appointed Polk to the State Department’s Policy …

Robert Richter is a parish priest in Arlington, Virginia, and attended the April 2014 Labor Notes Conference.

Dr. David Gustaf Thompson holds a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology, and is a licensed, practicing psychologist in Minneapolis, MN.  He also teaches psychology at The Minnesota School of …

Liz Pleasant is a graduate of the University of Washington's program in Anthropology, and an online editorial intern at YES! Follow her on Twitter @lizpleasant.

 Daniel Larkins is a writer and teacher from New Jersey. His writing has appeared in New Politics, New Ohio Review, BorderSenses, and a number of blogs.

Daniel Ellsberg is a writer, activist and former U.S. military analyst. In 1971, he leaked the Pentagon Papers.

Sadichchha Pokharel is a media and communications student at the University of Sydney. Born and raised in Nepal, she has lived in Zambia, UK and Australia, and she currently …

Andrew Korfhage is Green America’s online editor. Watch Who Pays the Price? The Human Cost of Electronics online.