Auteur: Brittany M. Powell

Astra Taylor is a writer, filmmaker, activist, and community organizer. Her active role in the Occupy Movement against financial inequality led to her establishing the Strike Debt and Rolling Jubilee campaigns, both of which fought for economic justice. Her project The Debt Collective educates and empowers people in debt and financial struggles. She is the director of the documentaries What is Democracy?, Zizek!, and Examined Life and has also authored several books and articles which have been featured in The New York Times, The LA Times, The Nation,