Popular political commentator Michael Brooks, who featured “The Michael Brooks Show” and “The Majority Report,” died suddenly of an undisclosed medical condition at age 37.
“It is with great regret that we announce the unexpected death of Michael Brooks: a son, brother, friend and true companion to many, due to a sudden medical condition,” TMBS announced on Twitter on Monday.
“Michael believed in uniting people in the fight for love and justice, fighting for all the poor and working people, a fight that he understood to be global,” the statement continued.
“He knew that the only way we could do this was to bring people together and he made it his life’s job to bring people from different backgrounds and countries together. We hope you will join us in honoring him as he continues that work. ”
Brooks had contributed to “The Majority Report” since 2013 and discussed political and cultural issues, according to Variety. On “The Michael Brooks Show,” which launched in 2017, he also spoke about politics, pop culture, and history.
He also served as an analyst at Al Jazeera English and the Huffington Post, and wrote two books, “Against the Web: A Cosmopolitan Answer to the New Right” and “The Buddha’s Playbook,” which was co-written by Josh Summers, Variety reported. .
The Brooks family, who plans to create a base in his honor, urged people to treat “all humans with respect and dignity.”
Fox News noted that progressive media personalities expressed shock at his loss.
“Oh my gosh. This is an indescribable tragedy. Simply speechless. Michael was such a phenomenal person, so young, so kind and vibrant, a loyal friend. Most condolences to his loved ones and colleagues. Devastating,” he wrote. Intercept editor Glenn Greenwald.
Luke Savage, Brooks’ colleague in Jacobin magazine, wrote: “The news about Michael Brooks hits like a brick in the stomach. I am proud to have met him and I will never forget his kindness, sense of humor and the incredible international perspective he brought to his work.
“I will miss him tremendously, and so will the entire socialist left,” he added.
Cenk Uygur, founder and presenter of “The Young Turks”, tweeted: “Society judges us with all the wrong standards, like how rich we are or what status we have.
“Michael was one of the most successful people I met because he touched millions of lives and was a giant for truth and justice. It was an honor to meet you, ”she said.
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