In the lead up to the launch of the new New Inquiry next Monday, we’ll be announcing our outstanding blogging team. And we couldn’t be more proud to start with Aaron Bady and his blog Zunguzungu.

Aaron is a PhD student at the University of California, Berkeley in African Literature and an active participant in and chronicler of Occupy Oakland. He drew applause from all corners of the internet for his coverage of the Wikileaks releases and Aaron’s constant first-hand reports from the occupation are among the best out there.

His blog starts at TNI on Monday, until then you can follow Aaron on Twitter here or read his blog at its current home here. And stay tuned, we have six more show-stopping bloggers to come.