Author Bios

Claire Sandberg is an organizer and writer in Oakland, Calif. You can follow her on Twitter at @clairesandberg.

Ben Strubel is a writer for New Economic Perspectives.

Curt Ries is a political organizer, former farmer and freelance writer. Ries is a member of Democratic Socialists of America and the Sunrise Movement. He is the former deputy director …

Beverly Deepe Keever is the author of Death Zones and Darling Spies: Seven Years of Vietnam War Reporting. 

Andrew Willis Garcés is a Southern writer and organizer who supports public school educators building their power with the North Carolina Association of Educators and coaches organizations on campaign …

Ergoat is a freelance writer originally from Maine, longtime cannabis hemp activist, organizer with Occupy Cal & Occupy Oakland, currently living in Berkeley CA.

Lee Schultz, Carlsbad, is a graduate of Angelo State Univ '69;  and a veteran of Goodfellow Air Base '63 and Vietnam Through ‘67, who has received the American Spirit …

Jackie Smith is a professor of sociology at the University of Pittsburgh. She is a co-founder of the International Network of Scholar Activists and serves as a delegate to …

Karla Murthy is a producer and editor with Moyers and Company.

Alexandra Nikolchev is a camera operator and asscociate producer with Moyers and Company.