Authors

The Texas Observer The Texas Observer

The Texas Observer is an Austin-based nonprofit news organization that strives to make Texas a more equitable place by exposing injustice through narrative storytelling, investigat…

Oct 15, 2020

Michael Barajas Michael Barajas

Michael Barajas is a staff writer covering civil rights for the Texas Observer. Before joining the Observer, he was editor of the San Antonio Current and managing editor of the Hou…

Oct 15, 2020

Kat Gooch-Breault Kat Gooch-Breault

Kat Gooch-Breault is a multimedia artist based in New York City and Vermont.

Oct 15, 2020

Mark Fiore Mark Fiore

Mark Fiore was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for political cartooning in 2010 and was a Pulitzer finalist in 2018. He has twice received an Online Journalism Award for commentary from…

Oct 15, 2020

Sister Simone Campbell Sister Simone Campbell

Sister Simone Campbell is a Sister of Social Service and an attorney. She serves as Executive Director of NETWORK and leader of Nuns on the Bus.

Oct 13, 2020

Nicholas Lemann Nicholas Lemann

Nicholas Lemann teaches at Columbia University and is a staff writer at The New Yorker. His most recent book is Transaction Man.

Oct 13, 2020

Wesaam Al-Badry Wesaam Al-Badry

Wesaam Al-Badry is an investigative, multimedia journalist and interdisciplinary artist working mainly with themes related to refugees, labor, migration, war and technology. Al-Bad…

Oct 12, 2020

Jessica Bateman Jessica Bateman

Jessica Bateman is a writer based in Europe.

Oct 12, 2020

Alexandra Sharat Alexandra Sharat

Oct 12, 2020

Shams DaBaron Shams DaBaron

Shams DaBaron is a screenwriter, filmmaker, and hip-hop pioneer currently experiencing homelessness.

Oct 8, 2020

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