Authors

Scheherezade Faramarzi Scheherezade Faramarzi

Scheherezade Faramarzi, who has covered the Middle East since 1978, was in Bahrain in March during the uprising and subsequent repression.

Aug 24, 2011

Brian Tierney Brian Tierney

Brian Tierney is a freelance labor journalist in Washington, DC. You can contact him at [email protected].

Aug 21, 2011

Zachary Newkirk Zachary Newkirk

Zachary Newkirk, a native of Gainesville, Florida, is a senior at Cornell University where he studies history and government. He has previously served as editor for the Cornell Progressive, and has written for OpenSecrets Blog, a project of the non-profit Center for Responsive Politics.

Aug 19, 2011

Afrooz Mahdavi Afrooz Mahdavi

Aug 19, 2011

Brittany Peterson Brittany Peterson

Brittany Peterson is a freelance multimedia journalist currently based in Santiago, Chile. Check out her website and videos on vimeo for her latest work.

Aug 18, 2011

Natasja Sheriff Natasja Sheriff

Natasja Sheriff is a freelance writer based in Brooklyn. Formerly based in Malaysia, she frequently writes about political, religious and environmental issues in Southeast Asia. She has interned at The Nation, and is currently pursuing an MA in Cultural Reporting and Criticism at NYU.

Aug 17, 2011

Lawrence Mishel Lawrence Mishel

Lawrence Mishel is the president of the Economic Policy Institute and the senior co-author of The State of Working America (published every even-numbered year since 1988), which provides a comprehensive overview of the US labor market and living standards.

Aug 17, 2011

Sahiba Gill Sahiba Gill

Sahiba Gill was a Summer 2011 Nation intern studying for an Honors degree in political science and philosophy at Swarthmore College. Follow her on Twitter @sahibagill.

Aug 16, 2011

Etgar Keret Etgar Keret

Etgar Keret, who lives in Tel Aviv, is an author whose books had been translated into twenty-nine languages. His most recent story collection is The Girl on the Fridge.

Aug 15, 2011

Lauren Sutherland Lauren Sutherland

Lauren Sutherland is a writer in New York City, and a former Nation intern.

Aug 15, 2011

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