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Michael Brooks

Born

in The United States

August 13, 1983

Died

July 20, 2020

Genre

Politics, Spirituality, Media Criticism

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Michael Jamal Brooks was an American talk show host, writer, and political commentator. While regularly co-hosting The Majority Report with Sam Seder, he launched The Michael Brooks Show in August 2017 and provided regular commentary for media outlets and made regular appearances on shows such as The Young Turks, with a progressive democratic socialist perspective.

Brooks began his career in comedy and meditation, founding the Valley Arts Project and coaching seminars at Sati Solutions. He co-authored the meditation guide The Buddha's Playbook with Josh Summers in 2011.

From April 2020 until his death, Brooks had been co-hosting a podcast called Weekends with Ana Kasparian and Michael Brooks, a collaboration with Jacobin.

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Average rating: 4.1 · 1,801 ratings · 228 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Against the Web 4.10 avg rating — 1,770 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Buddha's Playbook: Strategies for Englightened Living by Michael Brooks, Joshua Summers 4.17 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Year of Lead: Washington, Wall Street and the New Imperialism in Brazil by Brian Mier, Daniel Hunt, Michael Brooks (Foreword) 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Be kind to people, be ruthless to systems.”
― Michael Brooks

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“One of the goals of this show is to have a much more genuinely global perspective [...] This really is a global, collaborative endeavor [...] There is a shared working condition that's universal, and there are overlapping trajectories and aspirations and we can learn from each other.”
― Michael Brooks

tags: anti-imperialism, communism, internationalism, marxism, progressive, socialism, solidarity

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“We need a material analysis, buttressed with a sense of humor and a recognition of human fallibility, that connects the fight for a better world to the immediate interests of the majority of the population.”
― Michael Brooks, Against the Web: A Cosmopolitan Answer to the New Right

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