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.
Most Recent Articles view all 125
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Intelligentsia Against Intelligence
In the parlance of our times, the term "Idiocracy" means a nation run by idiots--and the term "idiot" is… more
web only middle east, military, military, obama, war
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Where Are the Real Deficit Hawks?
Let's say you're a congressperson or tea party leader looking to champion deficit reduction--a cause 38 percent of Americans… more
web only economy, healthcare, military, military
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We Are What We Trade and How We Trade It
Trade and globalization--when not referencing blockbuster sports transactions or raucous street protests, debates over these abstract terms can give… more
web only corporations, economy, international
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TARP on Steroids
I recall that September day like it was yesterday--the explosion so stunning, so memorable. It wasn't 9/11/01, it was… more
web only congress, economy, obama
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A Party With No Punch
Three parables for progressives and the Grand Old (Democratic) Party. more
vol. 33, iss. 11 activism, economy, politics
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A Tale of Two Supermen
For better or worse, our American Idiocracy has come to rely on athletes as national pedagogues. Michael Jordan educated… more
web only drugs, medical & health, social justice
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