Authors

Jason Leopold Jason Leopold

Jason Leopold is an investigative reporter covering Guantanamo, counterterrorism, national security, human rights, open government and civil liberties issues. He’s been called a “FOIA Terrorist” by federal employees for his aggressive use of the Freedom of Information Act, which included suing the FBI and Department of Defense and forcing the agencies to changes its policies. He’s the author of the national bestseller, News Junkie, and an investigative report, From Hopeful to Immigrant to FBI Informant: The Inside Story of the Other Abu Zubaidah, which was published in the form of an ebook.

Apr 2, 2010

Kathy Rooney Kathy Rooney

Kathy Rooney is a poet and writer living in Boston.

Apr 2, 2010

Jay Parini Jay Parini

Jay Parini, a poet and novelist, teaches at Middlebury College. His most recent novel is The Apprentice Lover (HarperCollins).

Apr 2, 2010

Rabbi Michael Lerner Rabbi Michael Lerner

Rabbi Michael Lerner is editor of Tikkun, a magazine of progressive Jews, author of Healing Israel/Palestine (North Atlantic) and rabbi of Beyt Tikkun Synagogue in San Francisco (w…

Apr 2, 2010

Ian Williams Ian Williams

Ian Williams, formerly UN correspondent for The Nation, is the author of Rum: A Social and Sociable History of the Real Spirit of 1776; The Deserter: Bush’s War on Military F…

Apr 2, 2010

Studs Terkel Studs Terkel

Studs Terkel’s most recent book is Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (New Press).

Apr 2, 2010

Tim Frasca Tim Frasca

Tim Frasca is a US journalist based in Santiago, Chile. He has lived and worked in South America for twenty years.

Apr 2, 2010

Jan Goodwin Jan Goodwin

Jan Goodwin is an award-winning journalist and the author of Price of Honor (Plume-Penguin), which examines how Islamic extremism is affecting the lives of Muslim women.

Apr 2, 2010

Breyten Breytenbach Breyten Breytenbach

Breyten Breytenbach is a renowned South African writer whose opposition to apartheid resulted in his being convicted of terrorism and spending seven years in prison.

Apr 2, 2010

Charmaine Seitz Charmaine Seitz

Charmaine Seitz is a journalist based in Jerusalem. She writes regularly for In These Times and Janes’s Intelligence Digest and helps to edit the Palestine Report.

Apr 2, 2010

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