Authors, Film Makers, Legal Experts, Political Thought Leaders & More

updated as of 6/30/25

Karen Alter-Reid, Coping with Stress during Pandemic

Ady Barkan, Not Going Quietly Into 2022

Ross Barkan, Journalist and Author, Glass Century

Barry Berke, House Impeachment Manager Counsel

Ari Berman, Author of Minority Rule

Amy Binder, co-Author of The Channels of Student Activism: How the Left and Right Are Winning (and Losing) in Campus Politics Today

Clara Bingham, Author of The Movement: How Women's Liberation Transformed America 1963-1973

Rachel Bitecofer, Author of Hit 'Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at their Own Game

Robin Broshi, NY Public School Parent & Activist

Ellen Cassidy, Author of Working 9 to 5: A Women’s Movement, A Labor Union, and the Iconic Movie

Roz Chast, Author

Anderson Clayton, North Carolina Democratic Party Chair

Jennifer Cohn, Election security advocate & political writer; attorney

Jessica Craven, Chop Wood, Carry Water newsletter

Thomas Dyja, Author of NY, NY, NY

Sue Eisenfeld, Author, Wandering Dixie

Professor Ed Finn, ASU Center for Science and Imagination

Eliana Fishman, Polling Director, DCCC

Dave Fleischer, Deep Canvassing Pioneer

Dan Garodnick, Director, NYC Dept. of City Planning and Chair, NYC Planning Commission

Jerry Goldfeder, Election Attorney

Stephanie Gorton, Author of The Icon & The Idealist

Ken Grossinger, Author Art Works: How Organizers and Artists are Creating a Better World Together

Keating Holland, CNN Chief Election Night Decision Desk Analyst

Robert Hubbell, Editor of Today’s Edition Newsletter

Jeff Jones, Environmental Activist

Julie F. Kay, Co-author Controlling Women: What We Must Do Now to Save Reproductive Freedom

Jeff Kidder, co-Author of The Channels of Student Activism: How the Left and Right Are Winning (and Losing) in Campus Politics Today

Lucy Klain, President, Board of School Directors, Lower Merion School District, PA

Brad Komar, House Majority PAC

Bill Kristol, The Bulwark

Michael Lange, Author of "The Seven Factions of New York City Politics"

David Lehrer, Former Executive Director of the Arava Institute

Dahlia Lithwick on Pauli Murray

Jen Senko & Melodie Bryant, Film makers - The Brainwashing of My Dad & Change the Channel

Patty Marx, Author

Ben Max, Executive Editor, Gotham Gazette

Trevor Morrison, Eric M. and Laurie B. Roth Professor of Law and Dean Emeritus, NYU School of Law

David Pepper, Author and Former Chair of Ohio Democratic Party

Matthew Pitt, NYC CFB Ranked Choice Voting

Jefrey Pollock, Pollster

Adam Ratner, Author, Booster Shots: The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncertain Future of Children's Health

Patrick Reis, Senior Politics and Ideas Editor, Vox

Simon Rosenberg, Pro-Democracy Coalition

Elias Rosenfeld, Undocumented student

Hannah Rosenzweig, screening her short film 51st State

Antonia Scatton, Political Communications Strategist, and Author, "Reframing America" Substack

Tom Schaller, co-Author of White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy

Elana Schrager, Northeast Regional Director DCCC

Sam Schwartz, Gun Violence Activist

Sam Schwartz, Former Commissioner of Transportation for NYC

Bonnie Siegler, Author of Signs of Resistance: A Visual History of Protest in America

Micah Sifry, Author of The Connector

Damon Silvers, Senior Advisor to the American Federation of Teachers and to the AFL-CIO

Robert Snyder, Author, When the City Stopped: Stories From New York's Essential Workers

Alan Solomont, Dean, Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University

Rachel Tiven, All on the Line Book Club: One Person, No Vote by Carol Anderson

Deb Verla, Using Social Media for Activism

Vincent Vertuccio, Redistricting in NY

Liz Walters, Chair of Ohio Democratic Party

Michael Waxenberg, Map drawing/redistricting in PA

Lizzy Weiss, NY State Democratic Committee

Fred Wellman, Host of On Democracy podcast

Ben Wikler, Head of WI Dem Party

Ben Yee, NY State Committeeman (AD-66)

Julian Zelizer, The Brennan Center