Authors

Brandon Jordan Brandon Jordan

Brandon Jordan is a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in City Limits, Waging Nonviolence, In These Times, and more.

Jul 8, 2016

Mayor Frank Cownie Mayor Frank Cownie

Frank Cownie is the Mayor of Des Moines, Iowa. He serves as lead U.S. mayor for Mayors for Peace and was the initiating sponsor of the 2016 Mayors for Peace United States Conferenc…

Jul 8, 2016

Riada Ašimović Akyol Riada Ašimović Akyol

Riada Ašimović Akyol is a PhD candidate in international relations at Galatasaray University in Istanbul, where she is studying clash of civilizations theory. She often writes for…

Jul 7, 2016

Elizabeth Goitein Elizabeth Goitein

Elizabeth Goitein codirects the Brennan Center for Justice’s Liberty and National Security Program.

Jul 7, 2016

Jazmin Kay Jazmin Kay

Jazmin Kay is a youth voting rights activist, writer, and Executive Director at 18by.vote, a non-partisan youth-led organization that aims to help young people understand…

Jul 6, 2016

Hisham Aidi Hisham Aidi

Hisham Aidi is a lecturer at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. He is author most recently of Rebel Music: Race, Empire and the New Muslim Youth Cult…

Jul 5, 2016

David Meni David Meni

David Meni is an intern at the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) and a second-year graduate student at George Washington University.

Jun 30, 2016

Ezra Levin Ezra Levin

Ezra Levin is the Associate Director of Government Affairs at the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED).

Jun 30, 2016

Mike O’Brien Mike O’Brien

Mike O’Brien is a City Councilmember in Seattle and a member of Local Progress.

Jun 30, 2016

Issa Amro Issa Amro

Jun 30, 2016

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