Jan Frel: Jan Frel is editor-at-large and associate publisher. He's been involved with AlterNet since 2004, previously as political editor, staff writer and managing editor. A graduate of St. Andrews University of Scotland, Jan worked on Howard Dean's presidential campaign and at TomPaine.com.
John Dolan is a writer who lives in Saudi Arabia. Both Jan and John were born and raised in California.
Taras Kharechko is an illustrator who lives in Lvov, Ukraine.
The War Nerd, Gary Brecher, is the nom de guerre of John Dolan, a poet, novelist, essayist and former academic. Dolan now works with Mark Ames (of eXile fame) to produce the Radio War Nerd weekly podcast on military matters. Born in Denver, Colorado, Dolan currently lives in Macedonia.