Author Bios

Elizabeth Davis is president of the Washington Teachers’ Union.

Saadia Faruqi is an interfaith activist, editor of Interfaith Houston and trainer of American Muslim issues. Follow her on Twitter @saadiafaruqi.

Brian Ward is a long-time contributor to Socialist Worker.

Nur Lalji wrote this article for YES! Magazine, a national, nonprofit media project that fuses powerful ideas with practical actions. Nur is an online reporting intern at YES! Follow …

Lorraine Barlett is a retired U.S. Army JAG officer whose last assignment was with the Office of Military Commissions. She advocates on behalf of Guantanamo detainees, on human rights …

Vicente Navarro, a political scientist and economist, is Professor of Public Policy at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain and also of Public Policy at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, …

James Fennell was Head of Emergencies for the non-profit humanitarian relief agency CARE International during the 1990s and then Vice President for the private security company ArmorGroup in Central …

Hunter Marshall is a hospice nurse, advocate for the right to aid in dying, and environmental activist from the Pacific Northwest.

Rod Blackhursts is a film director, writer and producer. You can find him at www.rodblackhurst.com, rodblackhurst.tumblr.com and twitter.com/rodblackhurst