Mechel “Mickey” Paggi directs the Center for Agricultural Business at California State University, Fresno.

A story on President Bush’s proposal of $1.9 billion in aid to students affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Buffy Sainte-Marie, who is Cree, is a singer, composer, artist and educator. She founded and operates the Nihewan Foundation for Native American Education.

A guide to reporting in dangerous situations, published by the Committee to Protect Journalists, available in English and Arabic.

The Rev. Harry Knox is president and CEO of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, a national community of religious and spiritual people, denominations and organizations from all faith traditions dedicated to achieving reproductive justice. The coalition includes initiatives directed at African-American and Hispanic congregations. Knox was previously a member of the religion council of […]

This book provides the top 1,300 words for understanding media Arabic.  This guide can help journalists who are covering topics of Islam.

Bill Bigelow, along with Bob Peterson, is editor of Rethinking Columbus: The Next 500 Years (Rethinking Schools, 1998). Bigelow works for Rethinking Schools magazine and teaches a class at Franklin High School in Portland, Ore. He is the curriculum editor of Rethinking Schools and the co-director of the Zinn Education Project.

Mike L. Graham, who is Cherokee, is founder of United Native America, which is working to abolish Columbus Day and create a federal national holiday for Native Americans. The online holiday petition which he started has more than 63,000 signatures.

John Anthony McGuckin is a professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. He is the author of The Orthodox Church: An Introduction to Its History, Doctrine and Spiritual Culture (2008) and many other books and articles.