Author Bios

Kent Shifferd, Ph.D., (kentshifferd@gmail) is an historian who taught environmental history and ethics for 25 years at Wisconsin's Northland College and is former Executive Director of the Wisconsin Institute …

Victoria Bassetti is a Brennan Center contributor. She is the author of Electoral Dysfunction: A Survival Manual for American Voters, published by The New Press in 2012.

Danny Haiphong is an activist and case manager in the Greater Boston area. You can contact Danny at: [email protected]

Serena Nanda is a professor emeritus of anthropology at CUNY's John Jay College. Her most recent book is Assisted Dying: An Ethnographic Murder Mystery on Florida's Gold Coast. 

Bethan Staton is a writer and editor based in Israel and Palestine.  Her work has appeared in publications including New Internationalist, Left Foot Forward and PolicyMic, and she writes regularly for Palestine Monitor.  Previously …

Aaron Voit is field coordinator for Ecoviva.

Micael Demana created this video for Ashland University's ‘Critical Pedagogy’ class.

Anna Brones is a writer and the founder of Foodie Underground. She is the author of The Culinary Cyclist: A Cookbook and Companion for the Good Life.

Benita Coffey is a Benedictine Sister of Chicago, member of St. Scholastica Monastery. An educator for many years, she currently serves as Social Justice Promoter for her religious community …