Authors

Patrick Cockburn Patrick Cockburn

Patrick Cockburn is Middle East correspondent for the Independent and worked previously for the Financial Times. He has written three books on Iraq’s recent history as well as a memoir, The Broken Boy, and, with his son, a book on schizophrenia, Henry’s Demons. He won the Martha Gellhorn Prize in 2005, the James Cameron Prize in 2006, and the Orwell Prize for Journalism in 2009. His forthcoming book, The Jihadis Return: ISIS and the New Sunni Uprising, is now available exclusively from OR Books.   

Apr 2, 2010

Kirti Datla Kirti Datla

Kirti Datla is a senior at Rice University.

Apr 2, 2010

John West John West

John West is a junior at Oberlin College.

Apr 2, 2010

Grant Resick Grant Resick

Grant Resnick is a senior Government major at Cornell University.

Apr 2, 2010

Michael Takiff Michael Takiff

Michael Takiff is the author of Brave Men, Gentle Heroes: American Fathers and Sons in World War II and Vietnam (Wm. Morrow, 2003). His writing has appeared on the op-ed pages of t…

Apr 2, 2010

David U. Himmelstein David U. Himmelstein

David U. Himmelstein is a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York at Hunter College.

Apr 2, 2010

Steffie Woolhandler Steffie Woolhandler

Steffie Woolhandler is a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York at Hunter College.

Apr 2, 2010

Melissa Holbrook Pierson Melissa Holbrook Pierson

Melissa Holbrook Pierson is the author of three books, most recently The Place You Love Is Gone.

Apr 2, 2010

Chris Lehmann Chris Lehmann

Chris Lehmann, an editor at The Baffler and Bookforum, is at work on a book about American religion and the culture of money.

Apr 2, 2010

Alice Notley Alice Notley

Apr 2, 2010

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