Michael Brooks (political commentator)

Michael Brooks
Brooks on Novara Media in March 2020
Born
Michael Jamal Brooks

(1983-08-13)August 13, 1983[1]
DiedJuly 20, 2020(2020-07-20) (aged 36)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBates College
Occupations
  • Political commentator
  • talk show host
  • producer
  • YouTube personality
  • podcaster
  • writer
Years active2011–2020
Notable workAgainst the Web: A Cosmopolitan Answer to the New Right (2020)
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2018–2020
Genre(s)Politics, opinion, comedy
Subscribers141,000[2]
Total views30,129,394[2]
Associated acts

Last updated: December 12, 2022

Michael Jamal Brooks (August 13, 1983 – July 20, 2020) was an American talk show host, writer, left-wing political commentator, and comedian.[3] While co-hosting The Majority Report with Sam Seder, he launched The Michael Brooks Show in August 2017 and provided commentary for media outlets, making regular appearances on shows such as The Young Turks. Brooks contributed to various publications, including HuffPost, The Washington Post, Al Jazeera, openDemocracy, and Jacobin.[4][5] His book Against the Web: A Cosmopolitan Answer to the New Right was published by Zero Books in April 2020.[6][7]

Brooks was a self-identified progressive, internationalist, democratic socialist, and Marxist humanist.[8] He commented extensively on US foreign policy, the Middle East, Latin America, capitalism, and the intellectual dark web.

  1. ^ "8/13 Michael Brooks on the Hidden Story Behind the Lava Jato Scandal and Lula w/ Anthony Pereira". The Majority Report. August 13, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "About The Michael Brooks Show". YouTube.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference memorial was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Warnock, Caroline (July 21, 2020). "Michael Brooks Dead: Popular Host of 'The Michael Brooks Show' Dies Suddenly". Heavy. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  5. ^ Bajalan, Djene (July 26, 2020). "Michael Brooks and the Meaning of Socialist Internationalism". Jacobin. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  6. ^ "Against the Web: A Cosmopolitan Answer to the New Right". Red Emma's. Archived from the original on July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  7. ^ "Against the Web from Zer0 Books". John Hunt Publishing. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  8. ^ "Michael Brooks: Meditation, Materialism, and Marxism". Revolutionary Left Radio. July 7, 2020.

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