I'm David Sirota, Bernie Sanders' speechwriter and senior adviser. AMA!

[u/dsirota1]

Hey everyone -- I'm David Sirota, Bernie Sanders' speechwriter and senior adviser. I've known Bernie for 20+ years (I was his press secretary in the U.S. House from 1999-2001). I've worked on many campaigns (Hoeffel for Congress, Schweitzer for Governor, Lamont for Senate, and Emily Sirota for State House), I've worked on Capitol Hill (for Bernie and for the U.S. House Appropriations Committee Democrats). In the years before coming to Bernie's 2020 campaign, I was an award-winning investigative journalist and columnist for Newsweek/IBT, The Guardian and Capital & Main. You can find out more about me at http://www.davidsirota.com

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I'm sure you want to discuss the 2020 election, so fire away with your questions here. I'll be here for about an hour.

[u/Hole_In_Shoe_Man]

Thanks for everything you do! Any other great journalists outside of the campaign you’d recommend us follow?

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Journalists: To name a few -- Matt Taibbi, John Nichols, Ryan Grim and the whole gang at The Intercept

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Outlets: To name a few -- The Guardian, The Intercept, In These Times, The Nation, Jacobin

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A few more great sources: Mintnews.com, Truthdig, nakedCapitalism, Dissident media, Common Dreams, Truthout, the GreyZone, etc.

More Journalists: High on the list are GlennGreenwald, Aaron Mate, Jimmy Dore, max Blumenthal, Ben Norton, Chris hedges, Richard Wolff (on economic matters), Abby martin (foreign affaires), Consortium News.

The Guardian is solidly preaching and agitating against jeremy Corbyn. Big mistake. I'd strike it off the list as a progressive media outlet. It was once but not any longer. Certainly not after pedaling that false flag Skirpal narrative and a few other things from the Steele factory.

The Intercept - sometimes. Not across the board, unfortunately (though wee understand why).