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Kent Shifferd

Kent Shifferd, Ph.D., ([email protected]) is an historian who taught environmental history and ethics for 25 years at Wisconsin's Northland College. He is author of From War to Peace: A …
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Joelle Gamble

Joelle Gamble is the National Director of the Roosevelt Institute | Campus Network.
Sonali Kolhatkar

Sonali Kolhatkar

Sonali Kolhatkar is a monthly contributor to Truthout. She is an award winning multimedia journalist and author. She is the host and executive producer of Rising Up With Sonali, a …

Mariame Kaba

Mariame Kaba is an organizer, educator and writer who lives in Chicago. Her work focuses on ending violence, dismantling the prison-industrial complex and supporting youth leadership development. She is …
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Maxwell Abbott

Maxwell Abbott is a Counsel for CMD. His primary interests are privacy rights, freedom of speech, national security, human rights, and government ethics.
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Michael Caster

Michael Caster is a researcher, writer, and human rights advocate with an MA in Conflict Studies and Human Rights. He has lived and worked in five countries, on four …
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Abraham Greenhouse

Abraham Greenhouse is a longtime Palestine solidarity and BDS activist based in New York City.  His blog focuses on the theory and practice of Palestine solidarity activism. Comments and …
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Solmon Northup

Solmon Northup was a free black citizen of the United States, residing in Saratoga, New York. In 1841, he was lured by the promise of economic advancement to Washington, …