Author Bios

Sylvia Kay is a researcher at Transnational Institute (TNI). She works on a wide range of issues including land grabbing, water, and agricultural investment.

Virginia Arthur is a biologist/ecologist and author of a self-published novel, Birdbrain. She lives in Grass Valley, California.

Felicia Wong is the President and CEO of the Roosevelt Institute. Follow her on Twitter @FeliciaWongRI.

Fran Teplitz serves as Green America's the director of social investing and policy.

Jim Campana is an AFGE representative and works for Social Security in Michigan.

Grace Davie is Associate Professor of History at Queens College-CUNY and the author of the forthcoming book The Poverty Question and the Human Sciences in South Africa.