David Sirota
David Sirota, who graduated from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism in 1998, is at the center of the national debate about the future of the Democratic Party. As a political strategist, Sirota has helped populist Democrats win elections in some of the most conservative parts of America. As a writer, he has worked to expose how our government has been corrupted by Big Money.
Sirota has served as the press secretary for Independent Rep. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, as the spokesman for the U.S. House Appropriations Committee Democrats, and as a fellow at the Center for American Progress. He most recently served as a senior strategist helping Brian Schweitzer become Montana’s first Democratic governor in sixteen years.
In addition to serving as a senior editor at In These Times, Sirota is a regular contributor to The Nation and The American Prospect,, he has been a guest on, among others, National Public Radio, CNN, MSNBC and the Colbert Report. Additionally, his work has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, the Los Angeles Times, the Baltimore Sun, and the Charlotte Observer.
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What’s the Matter with Democrats?
Ever since Thomas Frank published his book What's the Matter With Kansas? Democrats have sought a political strategy to… more
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The Tax War Goes Online
Is the Internet everywhere or is it nowhere? This question will strike many readers as a navel-gazing exercise in… more
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The Senate’s Lesson About Democracy
When you look past the craziness, chaos and confusion of politics these days, you still find roughly two major… more
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It Is Happening Here
Let's pause and give thanks to Glenn Beck. No, seriously--because that's what he's due. We owe this talk-show-host-turned-political-leader gratitude… more
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Rogues Gone Wild
"I am in control here in the White House." --Secretary of State Alexander Haig, 1981 Ah, the good old… more
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Beyond Budget Brainwashing
Last month, President Obama proposed to freeze government spending on everything other than defense, veterans' benefits, homeland security, Medicare… more
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