Mark Arax

Maria Margaronis

Maria Margaronis writes from The Nation’s London bureau. A former associate literary editor of the magazine, her work has appeared in many other publications, including The Guardian, the London Review of Books, The Times Literary Supplement and The New York Times. She writes and presents radio documentaries for the BBC.

Lorraine Paterson

Lorraine Paterson is a Research Associate with a European Research Council project specializing in Southeast Asia, particularly Vietnam and Cambodia. She has a Ph.D. in History from Yale University and an M.A. in Asian Studies from Cornell University. She has lived and worked extensively in Southeast Asia for over 25 years including three years working for CARE International and the United Nations in Cambodia. She has been leading tours for Distant Horizons for over 20 years to over ten different countries.

Linda Baker

Linda Baker is a Southern Ute tribal member and Navajo. She has served as a tribal gaming commissioner, a NAGPRA liaison for the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, and as director of the Southern Ute Museum.   Her traditional style Ute beadwork has been accepted into juried shows, including the Santa Fe Indian Market and the Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market.