Faiz Shakir
@faiz.bsky.social
Founder and Executive Director of @MorePerfectUnion.bsky.social
“When Bernie would say, ‘It’s OK to be angry at capitalism,’ that sentiment was a bit too radical for some,” says @faiz.bsky.social. “They’d say, ‘Why is he so angry?’ If anything, they’re now angrier than he is.”
For Populist Democrats, a Movement Fueled by Anger at Both Parties
A generation shaped by the pandemic and rising prices has helped drive an emergence of Democratic candidates who say they are as fed up as voters are.
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Thanks to @dfenton.bsky.social for having this discussion ahead of the midterms. open.spotify.com/episode/4hIb...
Faiz Shakir: Bernie Is the Most Popular Elected Official
Agitation Nation: A Podcast From The Fenton Forecast · Episode
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For Populist Democrats, a Movement Fueled by Anger at Both Parties www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/u...
For Populist Democrats, a Movement Fueled by Anger at Both Parties
A generation shaped by the pandemic and rising prices has helped drive an emergence of Democratic candidates who say they are as fed up as voters are.
nytimes.com
Great conversation about progressive politics between Jon Favreau of @crooked.com and @faiz.bsky.social founder of @moreperfectunion.bsky.social youtu.be/3Mp1KNnISss?...
Jon Favreau and Faiz Shakir Break Down Democrats Path to Victory
YouTube video by Offline with Jon Favreau
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We’re doing a new Big Ideas series on More Perfect Union. Basically: outside-the-box solutions for huge problems. Here’s episode 1. Let me know if you have ideas for future ones. youtu.be/Cb6xjJf42_c?...
We Went To Nebraska. What We Found Could Unrig The Economy.
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We got an Emmy this week. Great team accomplishment for @moreperfectunion.bsky.social We don’t do this work for awards, but the recognition for our journalistic quality is much appreciated.
Worth the watch: Faiz Shakir (@faiz.bsky.social) breaks down the botched Democratic ‘autopsy’—what it missed, why it matters, and how the party can move beyond negative partisanship with real ideas and animate the vision. @pbsnews.org
Democratic strategist breaks down DNC's 2024 election autopsy
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Bernie otr stop in Dearborn, Michigan today www.instagram.com/reel/DX46_rK...
TCD News on Instagram: "U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders made a stop in Dearborn Heights on Sunday, visiting Saj Bakery for a private gathering hosted by Abdul El-Sayed, who is running for U.S. Senate. While...
9,877 likes, 401 comments - dearborn on May 3, 2026: "U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders made a stop in Dearborn Heights on Sunday, visiting Saj Bakery for a private gathering hosted by Abdul El-Sayed, who is r...
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“Hopefully, we become the largest left-of-center campus organization,” says @faiz.bsky.social. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/u...
A Progressive Group Rolls Out a Campus Competitor to Turning Point
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Debating Karl Rove on Fox News about taxing the rich youtu.be/ZplSyXTjjZo
Karl Rove TEARS into Dems: 'Good luck with that!'
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Tax the rich rally in nyc next Sunday www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/n...
Sanders Will Rally for N.Y. Tax Increase. Mamdani Does Not Plan to Join.
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"More Perfect Union has added more subscribers in the past 90 days than any other liberal or progressive political channel on YouTube and the third most overall" www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
How two Bernie Sanders allies are trying to counter the online right
More Perfect Union, one of the fastest-growing YouTube channels, doesn’t look like most other online political content.
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Trump’s overt attack on democracy is equally as terrifying as his norm-shattering, bureaucratic moves.
“Trump is moving towards his lowest [approval rating] lows in the second term, and might be in the entire two terms of his presidency.” —Democratic strategist Faiz Shakir
What a democrat flipping a Texas state Senate seat means for the midterms.
When data processing centers move in, those neighborhoods rarely see benefits, says @moreperfectunion.bsky.social's @faiz.bsky.social. AI expansion is not a red or blue issue, and more communities and politicians from all sides are raising their concerns. Learn more on this week's podcast (🔗 in bio)
Greatly enjoyed discussing the political economy of AI, the logic of the Luddites, and much else, with @gritlaura.bsky.social and @faiz.bsky.social
@lauraflanders.org · 8mo agoToday on Laura Flanders & Friends: Debunking the AI hype. As energy-sucking data centers take root around the country, communities are pushing back. @johncassidysays.bsky.social (@newyorker.com) and Faiz Shakir (@moreperfectunion.bsky.social) tell us more: bit.ly/4k5S8uu
Today on Laura Flanders & Friends: Debunking the AI hype. As energy-sucking data centers take root around the country, communities are pushing back. @johncassidysays.bsky.social (@newyorker.com) and Faiz Shakir (@moreperfectunion.bsky.social) tell us more: bit.ly/4k5S8uu
We talk a lot about Donald Trump acting like a gangster and using his power over American businesses for his own enrichment. But maybe, just maybe, the top 1% are using him to get what they want. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/0pLlltN3Vv4
Faiz Shakir @faiz.bsky.social says Democrats need to be FOR something. Not just against Donald Trump. And they can begin to do that in local communities when Big Tech comes to town. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/0pLlltN3Vv4
Senator Bernie Sanders will administer the oath of office to New York City’s Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani during his public swearing-in ceremony at City Hall on January 1. trib.al/ylTzosO
Faiz Shakir on Democrats needing to be enforcers of the party. #crookedcon2025
We are in desparate need of more leaders who have the integrity and conviction to go up against massive concentrations of wealth and power
It’s going to be so cool to have a mayor who really cares about working people and goes out of his way to show it.
On Pod Save America, Faiz Shakir described America as being in a state of moral decay. When the President calls one reporter "Piggy" and his press secretary answers, "Your Mom," to another reporter, you know we're there. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
President Piggy
This is what consequence-free misogyny looks like.
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REPORT: Billionaires and corporations donate to Trump's inauguration fund and the White House ballroom. Then, Trump makes the government work for them. We dove in to see exactly who is making these massive contributions, and what they got in return. perfectunion.us/trumps-corpo...
Trump's Corporate Colluders - More Perfect Union
We analyzed more than 150 top donors to Trump's inauguration fund and the White House ballroom construction to figure out which corporations are donating — and what they got in return.
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