Craig Rosebraugh has been a recognised political activist for over two decades, advocating for environmental preservation, human rights, and animal welfare. He has led numerous local and national campaigns; was a North American spokesperson for the Earth Liberation Front; has been arrested a dozen times for civil disobedience; was hauled in front of eight federal grand juries as a non-cooperating witness and target; was forced to appear and testify in front of the U.S. Congress; has received beatings, chemical spray, and a broken arm at the hands of police; and survived two FBI and ATF raids on his homes and offices, as well as over a decade of federal government surveillance, harassment, and intimidation. He recently prevailed in an out-of-court settlement against the Department of Justice, gaining access to his 22,000-page FBI file. He is the author of three books and has been featured on 60 Minutes, 20/20, The Today Show, Frontline, and ABC/CBS/NBC evening news, as well as in Rolling Stone, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Maxim, USA Today, Newsweek, National Geographic, Time, Outside, and Details.