Author Bios

Marge Baker is the executive vice president of People For the American Way Foundation.

Itandehui Reyes (Oaxaca, 1980) is an independent journalist based in Mexico City, collaborating in CIMAC (Women's Communication & Information). Reyes is also a grassroots media promoter. Twitter account @itadelcielo.

Steve Payne was an organizer with the Service Employees in Minneapolis for eight years. He now lives in Memphis.

Andrew Stachiw is a licensed high school teacher in MA and a worker-owner at the Toolbox for Education and Social Action, a worker-owned cooperative created to democratize education and …

Jackie Tortora is the blog editor and social media manager at the AFL-CIO. Follow her on Twitter.

Nick Malinowski is a social worker, journalist and activist in Brooklyn, New York.

Claudia Luther is a former Los Angeles Times staff writer.

Dr. Edward Levine served the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1997 to 2011 as its senior Democratic staff member for arms control and non-proliferation. He serves on the National Advisory Board …

Samantha Retrosi competed in women's singles luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Since her retirement in 2007, she has been active in the struggle for social justice …

Carol Baum serves on the Syracuse Peace Council.