Authors

Velma L. Cobb Velma L. Cobb

Stephen Zunes, an associate professor of politics at the University of San Francisco, is the author of Tinderbox: U.S. Middle East Policy and the Roots of Terrorism, to be publishe…

Apr 2, 2010

Amir Soltani Sheikoleslami Amir Soltani Sheikoleslami

Amir Soltani Sheikholeslami is an Iranian-American writer and human rights activist based in San Francisco. He is Middle East and Islam editor at New America Media.

Apr 2, 2010

Rosa Miriam Elizalde Rosa Miriam Elizalde

  Rosa Miriam Elizalde is a Cuban journalist and editor of the site Cubadebate.

Apr 2, 2010

Julia E. Sweig Julia E. Sweig

Julia E. Sweig is the Nelson and David Rockefeller senior fellow and director for Latin American studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Her most recent book is Friendly Fire:…

Apr 2, 2010

James Hansen James Hansen

James Hansen, former director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, is adjunct professor in the department of earth and environmental sciences at Columbia University.

Apr 2, 2010

Annabelle Gurwitch Annabelle Gurwitch

Writer and actress Annabelle Gurwitch currently prognosticates on both politics and pop culture on National Public Radio’s Day to Day. Her column Fired Up appears regularly i…

Apr 2, 2010

Kurt Vonnegut Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut was one of the very few grandmasters of American literature, without whom the very idea of American literature would mean much less than it does.

Apr 2, 2010

Jordan Stancil Jordan Stancil

Jordan Stancil is a lecturer in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs of the University of Ottawa.

Apr 2, 2010

Carol Jenkins Carol Jenkins

Carol Jenkins, a writer and producer, is an Emmy award winning former television anchor and correspondent, and Founding Chair of the Board of Greenstone Media, the talk radio netwo…

Apr 2, 2010

Emily Douglas Emily Douglas

Emily Douglas is the senior editor at TheNation.com, where she also blogs. A frequent contributor to the Women’s Review of Books, she has written about politics, culture and the law for The Nation, The American Prospect, The LA Review of Books, and RH Reality Check, and has appeared on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story and the Melissa Harris-Perry Show. She is a former associate editor at RH Reality Check. Before beginning her work in media, Emily worked in legal advocacy and education at Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders. Emily is a co-founder and board member of WAM!NYC, the New York City chapter of the national media justice group Women, Action and the Media. She tweets at @EmilySDouglas.

Apr 2, 2010

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