Michael Brooks

Michael Jamal Brooks was an American political commentator and comedian. He was both the host of The Michael Brooks Show and a co-host of The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder.

Early career
In 2011, Michael began a career in comedy and meditation. He co-authored the book The Buddha's Playbook with Josh Summers. He'd also contribute to numerous political shows such as The David Pakman Show.

The Majority Report & the Michael Brooks Show
A year later in 2012, Michael would meet Sam Seder (the host of The Majority Report). Seder was impressed by Michael's intelligence and offered to hire him. Michael was reluctant at first, claiming to be 'not great with details'. Seder nonetheless wanted him to join TMR, leading Michael to accept the offer.

Michael would create his own political talk show called The Michael Brooks Show, which first aired in 2017. Throughout its existence, Michael was able to interview famous political theorists including anarchist Noam Chomsky and Marxist Slavoj Žižek.

In January 2020, he interviewed former Brazilian president Lula, who previously had been arrested and barred from running in the 2018 Brazilian elections (which far-right leader Bolsonaro won).

Death
On July 20, 2020, Michael suddenly died of a saddle pulmonary embolism (a blood clot in the lungs) at the age of 36. Many political figures gave tribute to him, including The Majority Report, The Young Turks, David Pakman, Lula, Richard Wolff and many others.

Political views
Michael advocated for socialism, Marxism and anti-imperialism. He criticized Israel for its maltreatment of Palestinians and showed support for the Kurds in Rojava.

During the 2020 elections, Michael praised Bernie Sanders.

Trivia

 * In addition to TMR and TMBS, he also hosted or had previously hosted INTERSECTION, Weekends with Ana Kasparian and Michael Brooks and 2 Dope Boys and a Podcast.
 * He also published works to numerous media outlets such as The Washington Post, Al Jazeera, HuffPost, etc.
 * Michael is Jewish.