Author Bios

Alice O'Connor  is author of Poverty Knowledge: Social Science, Social Policy and the Poor in Twentieth Century US History. She is professor of history at the University of California …

Mary W Maxwell, PhD, LLB, can be emailed at her website ProsecutionforTreason.com. Her latest book, Fraud Upon the Court, explains how to use the Writ of Error Coram Nobis …

Kate Zen is a first-generation Chinese immigrant, civic technologist, and co-founder of Red Canary Song. A former organizer with the Street Vendor Project, they focus on informal and gig …

Renée Feltz is a New York-based journalist covering immigration and the criminal legal system. She is a former producer for the daily independent news hour, Democracy Now!

Amy Fallon is an IPS staff writer.

Jérôme Skalski is a contributor to l'Humanité.

Emily Achtenberg is an urban planner and the author of NACLA's blog Rebel Currents, covering Latin American social movements and progressive governments.

Emerson Urry is a contributor to EnviroNews.