How Progressive and Populist Media is Shifting the Democratic Party

The future of the Democratic Party is uncertain. Some, like Bernie or Mamdani, are pushing further left into populist messaging, whereas others are making sure we don't stray too far from the center. Join us for this evening with the leaders of two of the most influential progressive media groups in the nation right now.

Inequality Media Civic Action was founded in 2018 by former Secretary of Labor and famous economist Robert Reich. More Perfect Union was founded in 2021 by Bernie Sanders's Campaign Manager Faiz Shakir and Communications Director Josh Miller-Lewis. Both have been instrumental in different ways towards expanding progressive and populist messaging ever since. So let's explore together what the real-world impact has been of their organizations, how they compete with the corporate media, and what their long-term goals are.

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Josh Miller-Lewis co-founded More Perfect Union in 2021 and serves as Editor-In-Chief, managing the newsroom. Under Josh's leadership, More Perfect Union has garnered over 2 billion video views and is now the fastest growing news channel on YouTube. Under his leadership MPU has been nominated for 10 Emmy's and won one Emmy, two Webby's and two Sidney Hillman awards. Prior to co-founding More Perfect Union, Josh served as Senator Bernie Sanders' Communications Director and as Creative Director for Bernie 2020, managing the first in-house TV & digital ad production team on a presidential campaign.

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Heather Kinlaw Lofthouse is the Executive Director of Inequality Media Civic Action and the Executive Producer of the documentary The Last Class. She is also the co-host of “The Coffee Klatch,” a conversational podcast about the news of the week, with her longtime collaborator Robert Reich. She has held leadership roles at universities and non-profit organizations in the fields of media, education, and global health.

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