Jesse Mechanic

Jesse Mechanic is a columnist, essayist, and artist based in New York's Hudson Valley. His work has been published in Mother Jones, In These Times, Huff Post, Truthout, World Post , and The Overgrown , among other publications, and he is author of The Last Time We Spoke (Street Noise Books). Jesse has amassed a large social media following for his in-depth coverage of human rights abuses and systemic inequality (find him at @jessemechanic). He enjoys woodworking, the television show Cheers ,...See more

Jesse Mechanic is a columnist, essayist, and artist based in New York's Hudson Valley. His work has been published in Mother Jones, In These Times, Huff Post, Truthout, World Post , and The Overgrown , among other publications, and he is author of The Last Time We Spoke (Street Noise Books). Jesse has amassed a large social media following for his in-depth coverage of human rights abuses and systemic inequality (find him at @jessemechanic). He enjoys woodworking, the television show Cheers , and working diligently to dismantle the inequitable, violent, and oppressive systems that define our world. He is also a firm believer that one cannot own "too many records." See less