Show BioHide BioMegan Sanders (she/her/hers) is the Director of Digital Publications of the Chicago Policy Review. She is a Master of Public Policy candidate at the Harris School of Public Policy. Her policy work and writing focus on the intersection of gun violence prevention, mental health, and community safety. Prior to graduate school, Megan worked in the nonprofit and public sectors in Colorado to improve access to youth mental health services in rural and underserved communities. After Harris, Megan hopes to leverage her writing experience and policy degree to advocate for better solutions to, and storytelling of, gun violence prevention and community well-being.
Co-authored by David Chrisinger, Executive Director of the Harris School of Public Policy Writing Workshop and advisor to the Chicago Policy Review. In the first two months of 2024, more than 5,000 Americans were injured or killed by guns in various forms of v... More »
Isabeau Dasho is the Assistant director of the Harris Writing Workshop and new mom.Co-authored by Megan Sanders.Recently I attended the “Death: Life’s Greatest Mystery” exhibit at the Chicago Field Museum. It was deft, approachable, and well handled. The curat... More »
Beto O’Rourke has held many political titles but would center each on his identity as a Texan. After serving as an El Paso City Council member, O’Rourke served as the U.S. Representative to Texas’ 16th Congressional District from 2013 to 2019. O’Rourke ran for... More »
Six months after a gunman legally purchased a semiautomatic rifle and killed seven people in Highland Park, a northern Chicago suburb, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Protect Illinois Communities Act into law, banning the sale and delivery of assaul... More »