Astra Taylor is a filmmaker, writer, and political organizer. She is the director of three acclaimed philosophical documentaries, What Is Democracy?, Examined Life, and Zizek!, and author of multiple books including, most recently, Remake the World: Essays, Reflections, Rebellions and Democracy May Not Exist.

But We'll Miss It When It's Gone. She was named a "New Civil Rights Leader" by the LA Times, and co-founded the Debt Collective, a union that fights for debt abolition and public goods.