Michael Brooks
Michael Jamal Brooks was an American talk show host, political commentator, and writer who championed progressive democratic socialism and internationalism.
He co-hosted The Majority Report with Sam Seder and launched The Michael Brooks Show in 2017.
Brooks contributed to publications including HuffPost, The Washington Post, and Al Jazeera, appearing on networks worldwide.
He began his career in comedy and meditation, co-authoring The Buddha's Playbook in 2011.
From April 2020 until his death, he co-hosted Weekends with Ana Kasparian and Michael Brooks for Jacobin.
Brooks died suddenly in July 2020 from a thrombosis at age 37.
