Stephen A. Kowalewski

Stephen A. Kowalewski is professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Georgia.

Alexia Angeli is the founder of the company Prehistory Travel, which educates people of all ages on topics relating to human prehistory.

Ava Kofman is a journalist. She is the 2023 recipient the Hillman Prize for Magazine Journalism.

Erdem Denk is a professor at Ankara University and the founder of Arkeopolitics, the transdisciplinary research initiative.

Elizabeth Henderson

Elizabeth Henderson is an organic farmer. She is the co-chair of the Interstate Council policy committee of the Northeast Organic Farming Association and represents the Interstate Council on the Board of the Agricultural Justice Project.

Nadja Durbach is a historian of modern Britain and professor of History at the University of Utah.

Gigi Kellett is a managing director for Corporate Accountability.

Alice B. Tweedy

Alice Belcher Tweedy (1850–1934) was an American journalist who wrote about feminism and science. “Her work paved the way for future women in journalism.” (Source: Wikipedia)

Emma Rae Lierley

Emma Rae Lierley is a senior communications manager at Rainforest Action Network. A lifelong writer and environmentalist, she works to harness the power of storytelling for social change.

Josh Fisher is a writer and educational theorist whose work explores how knowledge and understanding emerge through shared meaning, social coordination, and cultural transmission.

Thea Applebaum Licht

Thea Applebaum Licht is a writer and researcher.

Reynard Loki is a co-founder of the Observatory, where he is the environment and animal rights editor.

Isabella La Rocca González

Isabella La Rocca González is an artist, writer, and activist.

John Feffer is the director of Foreign Policy In Focus and Global Just Transition at the Institute for Policy Studies.

Katie Schmidt is the associate director of the national dam removal program at American Rivers.

Fabian Cardenas

Fabian Cardenas is an international law professor at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia.

Robin Scher is a freelance writer and journalist based in South Africa.

Gena Wolfrath is a content strategist and writer.

Adam S. Green is a lecturer in sustainability at the University of York.

Omala Snyder studies English literature, creative writing, and international relations at Dartmouth College.

Zahara Nabakooza

Zahara Nabakooza is an advocate for children’s rights and climate action.

David M. Carballo

David M. Carballo is a professor of archaeology, anthropology, and Latin American studies at Boston University.

Ida M. Tarbell (1857–1944) “was an American writer, investigative journalist, biographer, and lecturer. She was one of the leading muckrakers and reformers of the Progressive Era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was a pioneer of investigative journalism.” She “is best known for her 1904 book The History of the Standard Oil Company.” (Source: Wikipedia.)

Mark David Kaufman

Mark David Kaufman is an associate professor of English whose research explores literature, film, espionage, and the cultural history of secrecy.

Danica Tomber is an applied linguist.

Eva Moreda Rodríguez

Eva Moreda Rodríguez is a musicologist and cultural historian at the University of Glasgow whose research focuses on the political and cultural history of Spanish music.

“Anna Julia Cooper (née Haywood; 1858–1964) was an American author, educator, sociologist, speaker, Black liberation activist, Black feminist leader, and one of the most prominent African-American scholars in United States history.” (Source: Wikipedia)

Ward Warmerdam a senior financial researcher at Profundo.

John P. Ruehl is an Australian-American journalist living in Washington, D.C. He is a contributor to several foreign affairs publications, and he is the author of Budget Superpower.

Rei Stone-Grover

Regina (Rei) Stone-Grover is a grassroots community organizer and advocate.

Emilia A. Leese is an author, re-wilder, podcast host, public speaker, and magazine editor.

Sarah Parker Ward

Sarah Parker Ward is an end-of-life strategist and death tech futurist.

Eugene Simonov is the international coordinator of the Rivers without Boundaries Coalition.

Archibald Gracie IV

Archibald Gracie IV (1858–1912) was a passenger on the RMS Titanic and the first adult survivor of the ship’s sinking to die. He wrote a popular book about the disaster, which was published posthumously. He was also an American writer, amateur historian, soldier, and real estate investor. (Source: Wikipedia)

Ellen Bliss Talbot

Ellen Bliss Talbot (1867–1968) “was an American philosopher and professor of philosophy at Mount Holyoke College, chairing the department of philosophy and psychology for 32 years. She is considered one of the first professional academic women philosophers.” (Source: Wikipedia)

Michael Windsor

Michael Windsor is the senior director of corporate engagement at The Humane League.

William Wells Brown

William Wells Brown (1814–1884) was an African American abolition orator and writer. Brown’s autobiography detailed his escape from slavery. He also authored novels, plays, a travel book, and nonfiction works, including a history of Black soldiers in the American Revolutionary War.

Brittany Michelson

Brittany Michelson is an animal rights activist, writer and former teacher.

Caroline Cox is a pesticide scientist whose work has focused on the health and environmental impacts of pesticides.

Brenna R. Hassett

Brenna R. Hassett is a biological anthropologist and archaeologist whose research focuses on childhood, growth, and health in the past.

Richard D. Wolff

Richard D. Wolff is professor of economics emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a visiting professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New School University, in New York.

Isabelle Métivier

Isabelle Métivier specializes in nonprofit communications and strategic initiatives.

Mouna Hashem, PhD, is an international development consultant.

Lane F. Fargher-Navarro

Lane F. Fargher-Navarro is the director of research at the Past Foundation, Ohio State University.

Adam Frank is the Helen F. and Fred H. Gowen Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Rochester and a winner of the Carl Sagan Medal.

Adam Alexander is an award-winning film and television producer, and the author of The Seed Detective.

Damon Orion is a writer, journalist, musician, artist, and teacher in Santa Cruz, California. His work has appeared in Revolver, Guitar World, Spirituality + Health, Classic Rock, and other publications. Read more of his work at DamonOrion.com.

Samantha Sudol is a medievalist, writer, and editor.

Upton Sinclair (1878–1968) was an American Pulitzer Prize–winning writer, muckraker, and political activist. He was famous for his 1906 muckraking novel, The Jungle.

Ryan Mitchell shares his experience of the off-grid lifestyle.

Kate Petty is an educator, writer, yoga teacher, and activist.

LeesaMaree Bleicher

LeesaMaree Bleicher advocates using trauma-informed therapeutic approaches.

Lydia Chodosh is a writer, designer, and fine artist based in Providence, Rhode Island.

Leslie Alan Horvitz

Leslie Alan Horvitz is an author and journalist specializing in science. He serves as the science and tech editor at the Observatory.

Laurie Wills is the lead grassroots campaign coordinator at the Humane League UK.

Lucas Thompson is an academic specializing in contemporary U.S. and Anglophone literature, aesthetics, and film, publishing extensively on 20th-century fiction and ordinary language philosophy.

Rachel Rose Jackson

Rachel Rose Jackson is the director of research and international policy at Corporate Accountability.

George Prochnik

George Prochnik is an award-winning author and essayist whose work explores psychology, intellectual history, biography, and culture.

Ellen Feld is a writer, editor, and educator.

Irikefe V. Dafe

Irikefe V. Dafe has advocated for river protections in Nigeria and throughout Africa for three decades. Much of his work has focused on protecting the River Ethiope and the rights of communities who rely upon the river for food, water and their livelihoods. He is a lead organizer of the First National Dialogue on Rights of Nature in Nigeria. He is also the founder and CEO of River Ethiope Trust Foundation and an expert member of the UN Harmony with Nature Initiative.

Steven Rosenfeld

Steven Rosenfeld is the Voting and Elections editor of the Observatory. He is the editor and chief correspondent of the Independent Media Institute’s Voting Booth project.

Gaurav Mittal is a cybersecurity, data science, and IT expert.

Eva Miller is a British Academy postdoctoral fellow at University College London History.

Brian Jonathan Garrett is an instructor of philosophy at Kwantlen Polytechnic University whose research explores the history of biology and its connections to metaphysics.

Vicky Bond is a veterinary surgeon, animal welfare scientist, and the former president of The Humane League.

Sharon Kumar is a technology editor at The Observatory, where he provides analysis and critical perspectives on the rapidly evolving tech landscape.

Duncan A. Buell

Duncan A. Buell is a professor of computer science, former election official, and co-author of “Voting Systems.”

Cate Mingoya-LaFortune

Cate Mingoya-LaFortune is a climate adaptation planner, community organizer, educator, and author.

Whitney Rakich is a writing tutor at Yale University.

Laura Lee Cascada

Laura Lee Cascada is the founder of the Aquaculture Accountability Project.

Jan Ritch-Frel is a co-founder of the Observatory and a co-editor of Human Bridges.

Richard Heinberg

Richard Heinberg is senior fellow at the Post Carbon Institute and the author of Power: Limits and Prospects for Human Survival.

Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner

Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner is a writing fellow at Earth | Food | Life, a project of the Independent Media Institute. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, AlterNet, Architectural Digest, Travel & Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, and other publications.

Jim Cubie, JD, is a consultant to the Muhlenberg College Center for Ornithology where he advises on bird safety and native plants.

Maryellen MacDonald

Maryellen MacDonald is a cognitive scientist who focuses on psycholinguistics.

Tina Casey has been writing about sustainability, the global energy transition, and related matters since 2009. She is a regular contributor to CleanTechnica and TriplePundit, where she also focuses on corporate social responsibility and social issues.

Carole Crumley is the director of the Integrated History and Future of People on Earth (IHOPE) initiative and professor of anthropology (emerita) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Ashley Berke is co-executive director at Fair Start Movement.

Michael Baldwin

Michael Baldwin is an independent researcher focused on ancient knowledge systems, site alignments, and the symbolic and energetic decisions behind how ancient cultures shaped their environments.

Keith C. Heidorn

Keith C. Heidorn was a meteorologist and climatologist.

Isaias Hernandez

Isias Hernandez aims to improve environmental literacy through content creation, storytelling, and public engagement.

Hunter Dukes is the managing editor of the Public Domain Review and Cabinet Magazine.

Nicholas Humphrey

Nicholas Humphrey is a British theoretical psychologist whose work explores the evolution of consciousness, perception, and social intelligence.

Cameron Edwards

Cameron Edwards runs Still Water Microsanctuary, a small-scale rescue for birds and tropical fishes.

Steve Taylor is a freelance journalist and the host of the podcast Breaking Green produced by Global Justice Ecology Project.

Carrie P. Freeman

Carrie P. Freeman, PhD, is a professor of communication at Georgia State University and is a co-founder of Animals and Media.

Cherene de Bruyn

Cherene de Bruyn is a South African–born archaeologist investigating the location of clandestine graves using forensic ecology and remote sensing approaches.

Thomas J. Barfield

Thomas J. Barfield is a historian of Central Eurasia and a professor of anthropology at Boston University.

Nital Jethalal is a policy analyst and economist. He currently serves as strategist and policy advisor for the Plant Based Treaty and also oversees economics and policy research for Plant Based Data. Nital is also the president of VegTO and a director at the Toronto Vegetarian Food Bank.

Dr. David Hastings is a distinguished oceanographer and educator with extensive expertise in marine geochemistry, climate change indicators, and microplastics research.

Anne Petermann is the executive director of Global Justice Ecology Project.

Derek Gow is a farmer, nature conservationist, and author.

Ray Davis is an essayist and publisher.

Mike Jay is an author, cultural historian, and curator.

Michael Erard is an author, journalist, and linguist known for his deep exploration of language, culture, and the human brain.

Fabiana Maizza is an assistant professor in anthropology at the Federal University of São Paulo.

Henry Giardina is a writer and critic whose work explores literature, film, culture, and intellectual history.

James R. May, Esq. is Distinguished Professor of Law and Founder of the Global Environmental Rights Institute at Widener University Delaware Law School.

Freddie Clayton

Freddie Clayton is an investigative journalist with the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism, focusing on environmental themes, specifically water and sanitation issues worldwide.

Andrew McConnell Stott

Andrew McConnell Stott is a professor in the English department at the University of Southern California specializing in British popular culture from the 16th to 19th centuries.

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