Marcus Raskin Author

Marcus Raskin is the distinguished fellow and cofounder of the Institute for Policy Studies, the first think tank of its kind. He is also Professor of Policy Studies at George Washington University, a member of the editorial board of the Nation, and author or editor of 20 books, including In Democracy's Shadow (2005), edited with Carl Le Van, and Liberalism (2004).

Robert Spero, author of The Duping of the American Voter: Dishonesty & Deception in Presidential Advertising, served with the Agency for International Development during the Kennedy administration and the President's domestic Peace Corps group. He is a journalist (Present Tense, the Progressive), consultant to international service organizations, and former advertising executive (Ogilvy & Mather).