Authors

Harold M. Ickes Harold M. Ickes

Harold M. Ickes—the son of Harold L. Ickes, FDR’s secretary of the interior—was White House deputy chief of staff for political affairs and policy and assistant to President Bill C…

Feb 3, 2022

June Hopkins June Hopkins

June Hopkins—granddaughter of Harry Hopkins, FDR’s secretary of commerce and a leading architect of the New Deal—is a professor of history emerita, Georgia Southern University, Arm…

Feb 3, 2022

Henry Scott Wallace Henry Scott Wallace

Henry Scott Wallace—grandson of Henry A. Wallace, FDR’s vice president and secretary of agriculture and commerce—is an attorney and cochair of the Wallace Global Fund.

Feb 3, 2022

Tomlin Perkins Coggeshall Tomlin Perkins Coggeshall

Tomlin Perkins Coggeshall is the grandson of Frances Perkins—FDR’s labor secretary—and founder of the Frances Perkins Center.

Feb 3, 2022

James Roosevelt Jr. James Roosevelt Jr.

James Roosevelt Jr.—grandson of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt—is an attorney and former associate commissioner of the Social Security Administration.

Feb 3, 2022

Sammy Roth Sammy Roth

Sammy Roth is the Los Angeles Times energy correspondent. He writes the weekly Boiling Point newsletter and previously reported on energy for the Desert Sun and USA Today.

Feb 2, 2022

Crystal “Red Bear” Cavalier-Keck Crystal “Red Bear” Cavalier-Keck

Crystal “Red Bear” Cavalier-Keck is the cofounder of Seven Directions of Service. She is the chair of the Environmental Justice Committee for the NAACP, a board member…

Feb 1, 2022

Krithika Varagur Krithika Varagur

Krithika Varagur is the author of The Call: Inside the Global Saudi Religious Project and an editor at The Drift.

Jan 31, 2022

Kovie Biakolo Kovie Biakolo

Kovie Biakolo is a journalist and the author of the forthcoming Foremothers: 500 Years of Heroines from the African Diaspora.

Jan 31, 2022

Julia Bascom Julia Bascom

Julia Bascom serves as executive director at the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, the largest national disability rights organization run by and for autistic people themselves.

Jan 28, 2022

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