John Nichols is National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation, a contributing writer for The Progressive, and associate editor of The Capital Times, the daily newspaper in Madison, Wisconsin.  He has written, co-written, or edited over a dozen books on topics ranging from histories of important movements in American politics and the Democratic Party to analyses of US and global media systems. His latest book, co-written with Senator Bernie Sanders, is The New York Times bestseller It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism.

Bob Welch is a former Register-Guard columnist and author of more than two dozen books, his latest two being Cross Purposes: One Believer’s Struggle to Reconcile the Peace of Christ with the Rage of the Far Right and Seven Summers (And a Few Bummers): My Adventure Hiking the 2,650-Mile Pacific Crest Trail. Welch is a former adjunct professor of journalism at the University of Oregon and founder of the Beachside Writers Workshop. He now authors a weekly column on Substack called Heart, Humor & Hope. 

Don Gall is a retired Eugene area pastor.