William Rivers Pitt (November 9, 1971 – September 26, 2022) was an American author, editor, and liberal political activist.
Background
William Rivers Pitt was born in Washington, D.C.; his father, Charles Redding Pitt, became chair of the Alabama State Democratic Party. He was educated in English literature the College of the Holy Cross, a Catholic college in Massachusetts. He taught English literature, journalism, grammar, and history at a small private school before joining the staff of the non-profit news organization Truthout.