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Editor of BuzzFlash at Truthout: Mark Karlin
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Literary Editor and French Translator: Leslie Thatcher
Solutions Editor: Dina Rasor
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Copy Editor: Alexa deMonterice
Associate Copy Editor: Alissa Bohling
Fellows: Mike Ludwig, Nadia Prupis
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Development Team
Director of Development and Communications: Matt Renner
Lead Administrator and Human Resources Coordinator: Annie Stoddard
Financial Administrator: Kendel Gordon
Contributing Writers and Reporters
Max Ajl, H.P Albarelli, Randall Amster, David Bacon, Dean Baker, Cynthia Boaz, Jeremy Brecher, Ellen Brown, Rick Cabral, Ira Chernus, Jeff Cohen, Marjorie Cohn, John Corey, Benjamin Dangl, Betsy de la Vega, Barry Eisler, Mike Elk, Sam Ferguson, William Fisher, Henry A. Giroux, Melvin A. Goodman, Matt Harwood, Tom H. Hastings, Dahr Jamail, Jeffrey Kaye, Kathy Kelly, George Lakoff, John Lamperti, Sarah Lazare, Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III, Jason Leopold, Jeff Leys, Tom Loudon, Anne Elizabeth Moore, Nick Mottern, Bill Moyers, Robert Naiman, Greg Palast, Bill Quigley, J. Sri Raman, Seth Sandronsky, Norman Solomon, Mark Weisbrot, Kelpie Wilson, Lawrence S. Wittner, Michael Winship, Andy Worthington and more.
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Secretary: Lee Herzenberg
Treasurer: Steve Sugarman
Members: Melinda Carmack, Henry Giroux
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Dean Baker, Cynthia Boaz, Rinaldo Brutoco, Maxon Buscher, Jaclyn Friedman, George Lakoff, Anne Elizabeth Moore, Dina Rasor, Robert Reich, Mikey Weinstein, Rick Wolff and Howard Zinn (deceased).
