Sasha Abramsky is a British-born freelance journalist and author who now lives in the United States. He is a Continuing Lecturer and has served as the West Coast Correspondent for Nation Magazine. Abramsky writes on social justice themes for publications across the US, UK, and elsewhere, with a focus on issues such as the criminal justice system, the impact of the war on drugs, poverty, hunger, rising inequality, and the conditions faced by refugees, asylum seekers, and other immigrants.