Kari Lydersen

Kari Lydersen is a Chicago-based journalist, author and lecturer at the Medill School of Journalism, where she leads the Social Justice & Investigative specialization in the graduate program. She has written for outlets including The Washington Post, The Guardian, The New York Times, Huffington Post, Discover, People, and In These Times magazine. She is a staff writer for Midwest Energy News and she is the author of five books, most recently Mayor 1%: Rahm Emanuel and the Rise of Chicago's 99%. For more see www.karilydersen.net.