Contributors

Milton Sanford Mayer (August 24, 1908 – April 20, 1986), a journalist and educator, was best known for his long-running column in The Progressive magazine, founded by Robert M. La…

The Levin Professor of History at Yale University is the author of the books On Tyranny, The Road to Unfreedom, Black Earth, and Bloodlands. Timothy Snyder’s work has received the…

David J. Rothkopf (born 24 December 1955) is a professor of international relations, political scientist and journalist.  He is the founder and CEO of The Rothkopf Group, a visiting scholar…

Jean Gumpper is Lecturer and Artist in Residence at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, CO. Jean's color woodcut prints are represented both nationally and internationally. Her complex images focus on specific…

Clay Jenkinson grew up on the western plains of North Dakota, not far from Theodore Roosevelt’s badlands. He attended the University of Minnesota, Oxford University, and the University of Colorado.…

“Realize that everything connects to everything else.” ― Leonardo da Vinci Tides of emotion are the guideposts of my life. Through my art, I endeavor to understand and express the…

Molly K. McKew (@MollyMcKew) is an expert on information warfare and the narrative architect at New Media Frontier. She advised Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili's government from 2009 to 2013 and…

Sarah Kendzior is the author of The View From Flyover Country and the co-host of the podcast Gaslit Nation.

 Anne was "nobody, her word had no weight; her convenience was always to give way; she was only Anne.”  Yet Anne Elliot found her way in the end.

What’s most exciting is what happens on the canvas as I search for the delicate balance between order and chaos. ​ Music is my greatest source of inspiration and sets the…

Steve Harvey is a teacher, lawyer, public policy analyst, author, and social activist currently forming a nonprofit and writing a book dedicated to Transcendental Politics, an approach to cultivating a…

Of her artist journey Laura BenAmots says, “The disparate experiences of my life shape my art as I search for belonging and solitude. Time passes and I have found great…

Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights…

Jenny Kruckeberg is a photographer living in Colorado Springs.

Kevin C. Mitchell is a community activist, emcee, and poet.  As Executive Director of the Empowerment Solidarity Network, he works to lift up Families of Color and other marginalized groups…

Cathy Alcorn and her husband Larry were both career and now retired FAA air traffic controllers. Cathy worked in airport towers in Juneau early in her career and later in…

Neil Fenton is a painter, sculptor and illustrator. A native of Colorado, he lives with his wife and two cats in Colorado Springs, where he enjoys gardening and hiking in…

Lewis Lee Tilley III, painter, poet, printmaker, photographer, illustrator, watercolorist, animator, filmmaker, writer, graphic designer, computer art expert, scholar, experimental architect, actor, set designer, raconteur, gourmet cook, jazz fan and…

Melissa Berman, a Montauk, New York resident, has worked as a copywriter and creative director in advertising and is an award-winning independent filmmaker, as a writer-director. She has traveled and…

Fred Sondermann, emigrated to the United States from Germany in 1939. He taught political science at Colorado College, and was instrumental in the formation of the college's block plan. Dr.…

Bob Chartier has been a Kansas Law Enforcement Officer for 25 years. He lives in Jefferson County, Kansas with his best friend and wife of 25 years. Bob enjoys spending…

Catherine Giglio is a mother, painter, gardener and dog lover from Fort Collins, Colorado. She paints from the perspective of connection, connection to one another and the landscapes we call home.…

Fine artist and imaginative colorist, Sara Ware Howsam trained at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts and at the Institute of European Studies in Vienna, Austria. Her diverse career encompasses costume…

Ilona Levine, LCSW has over 30 years’ experience as a Clinical Social Worker in both New York City and Connecticut. Currently, she is a Primary Clinician in the Department of…

Susan Schoch Gates, a photographer and small business owner, lives in Colorado Springs with her husband, Peter.  Susan and Peter have two daughters.  Susan is always up for a hike,…

Originally from NYC, Joan Klingel Ray received her PhD in 18th-century British Literature from Brown University and retired in 2012 as Professor Emerita of English from the University of Colorado,…

Larry Levin has woven together threads from many disciplines to build a professional and lay career in publishing, nonprofit management, community relations, real estate, law, arts, education and the environment,…

Robin Johnson is an Emergency Medicine physician; she practiced for 23 years at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs.  Dr. Johnson now works with UCHealth, El Paso County Public Health, and…

Ted Littleford started out as an illustrator and cartoonist for the Baltimore Sun. It didn't pay a lot, so he sold his soul and went into advertising, ending up as…

Lance Green is a Colorist and an Expressionist; but more than that he is a storyteller who conjures images that take the viewer beyond the mere skin and bone of…

Kathryn Eastburn is a daily newspaper reporter in the Mississippi Delta town of Greenwood. She has channeled a lifetime of experience as a journalist, personal essay writer, author, teacher, mother,…

Cyd Chartier-Cohn is founder, publisher, and contributing editor for American Voice Media. She produces and directs documentaries, including the award winning 2010 feature, Return. She is currently finishing the documentary,…