Politix Creators & Guests

Brian Beutler is the editor-in-chief of Crooked Media, a senior congressional reporter for the news site Talking Points Memo for five years, a columnist for Salon and comes to Crooked Media, as the show is closed he was senior editor, wrote a daily column and hosted the podcast Primary Concerns.

Matthew Yglesias is a blogger and journalist, he has written columns and articles for publications such as The American Prospect, The Atlantic, and Slate.

Jon Lovett is a former presidential speechwriter, the founder of Crooked Media and currently hosts the podcasts Pod Save America and Lovett or Leave It.

Jordan Weissmann is a business, finance, and political reporter. Currently, he is Slate’s senior business and economics correspondent and host of of the "Working Podcast."Previously, Weissmann was Senior Associate Editor at The Atlantic.Weissmann's work has appeared in Slate, Medium, Bloomberg CityLab, Business Insider, HuffPost, MSN, The Atlantic, Yahoo, Chicago Tribune, and Inc.

Mark Leibovich is a journalist and author. He is the chief national correspondent for The New York Times Magazine and known for his profiles on political and media figures.

Dr. William Barber is a Protestant minister, political activist, member of the national board of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the chair of its Legislative Political Action Committee.

Jamie Raskin is a lawyer and politician.

Michelle Goldberg is a senior correspondent for The American Prospect and a columnist for The Daily Beast, Slate, and The New York Times. She is a former senior writer for The Nation magazine and Salon.com. She is the author of "Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism" (2006), and "The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power, and the Future of the World" (2009).

Faiz Shakir is a political advisor, known for having been the campaign manager for Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign.Previously, Shakir was the political director of the American Civil Liberties Union.Shakir started his career as a communications aide in the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and as a legislative aide to Senator Bob Graham. He also worked on the John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign as a junior staffer. He worked as an aide to Congressional leaders Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid.Shakir received his B.A. in government from Harvard University, and his J.D. from Georgetown University.

Dahlia Lithwick is a writer and journalist. Currently, she is a contributing editor at Newsweek and senior editor at Slate.

Ruben Gallego is a politician.

Jennifer Berkshire is a journalist, and co-author of the book A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door.

Emily Atkin is a reporter who writes about climate change and environmental justice. She is the founder of the newsletter HEATED, which provides reporting and analysis on the climate crisis.Previously, Atkin was the climate staff writer at The New Republic, and the deputy climate editor at ThinkProgress. Her work has appeared in Newsweek, Slate, and Mother Jones.

Benjamin Wittes is a journalist. He focuses on issues of national security and law.

Ruth Ben-Ghiat is a historian and cultural critic. She is a scholar on fascism and authoritarian leaders.

Dr. Lindsay A. Owens is a sociologist and economic policy advisor whose work focuses on economic inequality, poverty, housing policy, and recessions. Currently, she is the Executive Director of the Groundwork Collaborative. She teaches an undergraduate course on poverty and inequality at Georgetown University and is the co-creator and co-instructor of America’s Poverty Course online at Stanford University.Previously, Dr. Owens was a senior economic policy adviser to Senator Elizabeth Warren, and she has also ben deputy chief of staff and legislative director to Reps. Keith Ellison and Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal. She has also served as a policy adviser to candidates for state, local, and national office, including several presidential campaigns. Dr. Owens's papers have appeared in social science journals including Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, and Social Forces. Her writing and policy proposals have appeared in outlets including The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Newsweek, CNN.com, and The San Jose Mercury News.Dr. Owens received her B.A. in Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology from Stanford University. and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

David Dayen is the executive editor of The American Prospect.

Chris Hayes is a journalist and author. Hayes hosts All In with Chris Hayes, a weekday news and opinion television show on MSNBC. He also hosts the show Why Is This Happening? with Chris Hayes.

Andrew Slavitt is a former Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.