Dr. Julianne Malveaux is an economist, writer, and syndicated columnist who has been described as one of the most provocative, progressive and iconoclastic public intellectuals in the country. Since 1990, her weekly column has appeared nationally in over twenty newspapers through the King Features Syndicate. She has written for a number of popular publications, including Emerge and Essence. She is also a regular contributor to Ms. magazine and USA Today, and is a weekly contributor to the San Francisco Sun Reporter.