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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – November 2007.

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

August 2003 – May 2006.

Temple University (Philadelphia, PA).

August 2002 – May 2003.

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