Contributors to SALON Fred Branfman has worked as a policy advisor for former California governor Jerry Brown, Gary Hart and Tom Hayden. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Harper's, Playboy and the New Republic. He is a consultant living in the Bay Area.
Jonathan Broder is the Washington correspondent for The Jerusalem Report. He is also an editor for National Public Radio.
Tim Green is a former starting defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons. He is the author of two suspense novels, "Ruffian" and "Titans," as well as the forthcoming "Outlaws" (all published by Turner Publishing). Green is a commentator on Fox TV and NPR, as well as an attorney.
Mark Hertsgaard is the author of "On Bended Knee: The Press and the Reagan Presidency" and "A Day in the Life: The Music and Artistry of the Beatles." He is currently working on a book about the world environmental crisis.
Spike Gillespie has written for Playboy, GQ, Texas Monthly and the Austin Chronicle. Readers can get her free weekly column by email. Her website can be found at http://www.marystreet.com/SPIKE.
Language expert Richard Lederer's latest book is "The Write Way: A Guide to Real-life Writing." He is also the author of such best-selling books as "Anguished English," "Crazy English," "The Miracle of Language" and "Literary Trivia." Richard comments on language for National Public Radio and other radio stations and is the Grammar Grappler for Writer's Digest. In his spare time, Richard makes approximately 200 speaking appearances a year, addressing fundraisers, corporations, academic groups and library associations. He can be reached at rlederer@tiac.net.
Gene Lyons is a political columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and author of the forthcoming "The Great Whitewater Hoax," scheduled to be published by Franklin Square Press in June.
James Marcus is a freelancer critic, translator and all-around Renaissance man who lives in Portland. He has contributed to the Village Voice Literary Supplement, the New York Times Book Review, Harper's Bazaar and many other publications.
Ian Shoales has been around the block a few times. His commentaries can be heard on public radio. His syndicated column may or may not appear weekly in a newspaper near you. A vast smattering of his pieces from the past 15 years will emerge as a CD and book in early 1996, from 2.13.61, Henry Rollins' publishing house. Please purchase them.
Charles Taylor's essays on film, books and pop music have appeared in the Boston Phoenix, the Modern Review and Millennium Pop.
Amy Wallace is the co-author of many books, including "The People's Almanac," and the author of "The Prodigy," a biography, and "Desire," a novel. She lives in Berkeley, California.
Cintra Wilson was a reigning bitch princess of the San Francisco theatre demimonde for several years, writing and acting in her own plays "XXX Love Act", "Arbuckle", "Soul Hunt", "Bitzy LaFever's Kingdom of Passion Trilogy", "Dognite", and "Juvee." Her animated series "Winter Steele," for which she received meager pay, has been in re-runs on MTV's "Liquid Television" for the last six years, and her advice column in the "San Francisco Examiner," CINTRA WILSON FEELS YOUR PAIN, is a minor cult phenomenon. She lives in New York City.
