is the executive director of the Demand Progress Education Fund. He is a former Rhode Island State Representative, Minority Leader of the Providence, RI City Council, and candidate for Congress and has spent the last several years organizing to ensure that key posts in the executive branch are held by those with the public’s interest in mind.

is the Executive Director of the Revolving Door Project at the Center for Economic and Policy Research.

is an investigative journalist, documentary filmmaker, and broadcaster in Brooklyn, New York. Follow her on Twitter at @beyerstein.

was a Democratic Member of Congress from 1975 to 1993. for the Second District of New York. Elected at the age of 25, Downey served on the Armed Services and Ways and Means committees. He authored the Israeli-US Free Trade Agreement and the Family Support Act. He was the first Baby Boomer to serve in […]

is president of the Australian Labor Party and the former Treasurer and Deputy Prime Minister of Australia. He is author of The Good Fight: Six Years, Two Prime Ministers and Staring Down the Great Recession.

is a senior fellow and co-director of the politics and elections program at the Center for American Progress.

is a senior policy analyst with the Education Policy program at New America, where she focuses on developing effective college and career pathways.

is professor of political science at University of Maryland, Baltimore County and author of two books on national party politics. Follow him on twitter at @schaller67.

is Chief Counsel of the Brennan Center for Justice. Before that, he was a litigation partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore. He also has had many government positions, including Chief Counsel of the Church Committee investigating the intelligence agencies; the head lawyer for New York City; and Chair of the Commission that substantially revised the […]

is a National Correspondent for The Week.