John M. Ackerman John M. Ackerman
John M. Ackerman (@JohnMAckerman, www.johnackerman.blogspot.com) is a professor at the Institute for Legal Research at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), editor-in-chief of the Mexican Law Review and a columnist for Proceso magazine and La Jornada newspaper.
Jun 25, 2012
Charlie Tyson Charlie Tyson
Charlie Tyson is the assistant managing editor of the student-run Cavalier Daily.
Jun 22, 2012
George Wang George Wang
George Wang is the opinion editor of the student-run Cavalier Daily.
Jun 22, 2012
Jeff Deeney Jeff Deeney
Jeff Deeney is a social worker and freelance writer living in Philadelphia. He is a contributor to Newsweek/The Daily Beast and TheFix.com.
Jun 21, 2012
Andrea Jones Andrea Jones
Andrea Jones is a Summer 2012 Nation intern, an editorial assistant at Guernica magazine, and has worked as an advocate for workers' civil rights.
Jun 19, 2012
Max Rivlin-Nadler Max Rivlin-Nadler
Max Rivlin-Nadler is a contributing editor at Gawker and a founding editor of Full Stop.
Jun 19, 2012
Flynt Leverett Flynt Leverett
Flynt Leverett is professor of international affairs and law at Penn State. With Hillary Mann Leverett, he writes the Race for Iran blog. Their new book, Going to Tehran: Why the United States Needs to Come to Terms With the Islamic Republic of Iran, was published by Metropolitan Books in January..
Jun 19, 2012
Hillary Mann Leverett Hillary Mann Leverett
Hillary Mann Leverett is senior professorial lecturer at American University’s School of International Service. With Flynt Leverett, she writes the Race for Iran blog. Their new book, Going to Tehran: Why the United States Needs to Come to Terms With the Islamic Republic of Iran, was published by Metropolitan Books in January.
Jun 19, 2012
Voting Rights Watch Voting Rights Watch
In-depth coverage of voter suppression efforts nationwide from Brentin Mock and Aura Bogado, in partnership with Colorlines.com. Brentin Mock is a New Orleans–based journalist who serves as lead reporter on Voting Rights Watch, covering the challenges presented by new voter ID laws, suppression of voter registration drives, and other attempts to limit electoral power of people of color. In his previous position as senior editor at The Loop 21, Brentin also covered electoral politics with a significant amount of reporting on voter ID issues. In New Orleans, Brentin also works as web editor for the online, citizen-journalist driven blogsite Bridge the Gulf and helped launch the New Orleans online investigative news site The Lens. He previously worked at The American Prospect as a reporter and blogger covering environmental justice issues through a fellowship awarded by the Metcalf Institute for Environmental Reporting. Brentin also served on the staff of the national magazine Intelligence Report, published by Southern Poverty Law Center, investigating hate groups and anti-immigrant nativist extremists. Brentin's professional career began in his native city of Pittsburgh, working as managing editor of the African-American community newspaper Renaissance News before joining the staff of the alternative newsweekly Pittsburgh City Paper. His work has been published in GOOD, the Root, the Daily Beast, Newsweek.com, the Grio, The Atlantic, Next American City, Truthout.org, Alternet, Vibe.com, XXL, The Source and Religion Dispatches. Follow Brentin at @bmockaveli. Aura Bogado is the community journalism coordinator and blogger for Voting Rights Watch 2012. Aura has reported in Spanish and English from Mexico, Peru, Argentina, and the United States. Her work has been published in Mother Jones, Newsweek Argentina, AlterNet, and The Huffington Post. With the support of the Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute, she conducted an in-depth examination on the consequences of immigration enforcement by local police in Arizona. Aura has worked as a national host and producer for the Pacifica Radio network. While there, she also coordinated a media literacy and training program for youth of color in Los Angeles with a grant from the California Technology Foundation. She was a founding member of 33+1/3 Books Collective, an independent bookstore and gallery in Los Angeles. In 2006, City Lights Books published The Other Campaign, which featured her exclusive interview with Subcomandante Marcos, his first in five years. She earned her B.A. from Yale University, majoring in American Studies. An immigrant from South America of indigenous (Guarani) decent, she is currently based in New York, and plays son jarocho music in her spare time. Follow Aura at @zapallita.
Jun 18, 2012
Barry Friedman Barry Friedman
Barry Friedman is the Jacob D. Fuchsberg Professor of Law at New York University School of Law, and author of The Will of the People: How Public Opinion Has Influenced the Supreme Court and Shaped the Meaning of the Constitution (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009). He co-authored an amicus brief in the Affordable Care Act litigation on behalf of law professors, arguing the legislation is constitutional.
Jun 18, 2012