Contributor , Al Jazeera Virtual

I author a biweekly column focused primarily on U.S. politics, from the Obama administration's war on whistleblowers

to the neoconservative campaign to sell a war against Iran.

December 2011 â?? Present.

Contributor , Institute for Policy Studies Virtual

I write in-depth pieces for the Institute for Policy Studies' Right Web project documenting right-wing opinion

on U.S. foreign policy, from the global war on drugs to the war on terror.

March 2011 â?? Present.

Writer , Code Pink Virtual

I write a regular column with Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin on issues concerning war and peace.

March 2011 â?? Present.

Contributor , Inter Press Service Virtual

I cover a wide range of topics, from waste, fraud and abuse at the World Bank to conditions inside California's

over-crowed prisons. My stories are published in periodicals around the globe and are translated into several

languages, including German and Spanish.

November 2007 â?? Present.

Editor , Change.org Virtual

As the editor of Change.org's Criminal Justice site, I wrote two to three items a day about the U.S. prison

system system, managing a team of writers and doubling the site's traffic during my tenure.

September 2010 â?? February 2011.

Researcher , Front Street Productions Traverse City, MI

I worked with the producers of filmmaker Michael Mooreʼs documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story , on factchecking

the movie's claims and rewriting the narration where needed.

August 2009.

Managing Editor , Inside Washington Publishers Washington, DC

I reported on energy and climate policy, interviewing lawmakers and analysts on Capitol Hill, while also editing

and overseeing the production of a daily website and weekly newsletter.

February 2008 â?? August 2010.

Reporter , Capitol News Connection with PRI Washington, DC

I covered happenings in Congress and on Capitol Hill for public radio stations across the country.

June 2006 â?? November 2007.

University of San Diego (San Diego, CA). B.A. in English, minor in history.

August 2003 â?? May 2006.

Temple University (Philadelphia, PA).

August 2002 â?? May 2003.

Basic HTML; Broadcast audio production; Spanish language skills; Wordpress.