Editing Michael Brooks

'''Michael Jamal Brooks''' (August 13, 1983 – July 20, 2020) was an American [[talk show]] host, writer, [[political commentator]], and comedian.

Brooks was a self-identified [[Progressivism in the United States|progressive]], [[Internationalism (politics)|internationalist]] [[Democratic Socialism|democratic socialist]], and [[Marxism|Marxist]] humanist.<ref>[https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/michael-brooks Michael Brooks: Meditation, Materialism, and Marxism] on [[Revolutionary Left Radio]]</ref>

On July 20, 2020, Brooks died unexpectedly at age 36.<ref name="memorial">{{Web citation|author=Bhaskar Sunkara|date=July 20, 2020|title=Remembering Our Friend and Comrade Michael Brooks|url=https://jacobinmag.com/2020/07/remembering-our-friend-and-comrade-michael-brooks|access-date=July 20, 2020|website=[[Jacobin (magazine)|Jacobin]]}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|author=Jordan Moreau|date=July 20, 2020|title=Michael Brooks, Political Commentator and Podcast Host, Dies at 36|url=https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/michael-brooks-dead-dies-political-commentator-majority-report-1234712010/|access-date=July 21, 2020|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> A press statement said that the cause of death was a "sudden medical condition".<ref name="warnock">{{Web citation|author=Caroline Warnock|date=July 21, 2020|title=Michael Brooks Dead: Popular Host of 'The Michael Brooks Show' Dies Suddenly|url=https://heavy.com/news/2020/07/michael-brooks-dead/|website=[[Heavy (website)|Heavy]]|access-date=July 21, 2020}}</ref> On ''The Majority Report'', Brooks's sister, Lisha, reported the cause of death was a [[Thrombosis|blood clot]].<ref>{{Web citation|title=The Majority Report: Remembering Michael Brooks (1983-2020) - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iyJjxQxlfM&t=720|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

== Bibliography ==

* {{Citation|author=Michael Brooks|title=The Buddha's Playbook: Strategies for Enlightened Living|author=Josh Summers|year=2011|isbn=978-0-55720-190-7}}
* {{Citation|author=Michael Brooks|title=Against the Web: A Cosmopolitan Answer to the New Right|publisher=[[Zero Books]]|year=2020|isbn=978-1-78904-230-6|location=London}}<ref name="atw1">{{Web citation|title=Against the Web: A Cosmopolitan Answer to the New Right|url=https://redemmas.org/titles/34612-against-the-web---a-cosmopolitan-answer-to-the-new-right|access-date=July 21, 2020|publisher=Red Emma's}}</ref><ref name="atw2">{{Web citation|title=Against the Web from Zer0 Books|url=https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/against-web|access-date=July 20, 2020|publisher=[[John Hunt Publishing]]}}</ref>

== References ==
[[Category:American socialists]]