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Max Burns

Columnist — Business Insider, The Daily Beast, The Independent
New York
Crime and Justice, Opinion and Editorial, Politics, U.S.
As seen in: Business Insider, The Daily Beast, The Independent, Medium, MSN, Yahoo Singapore, Yahoo India, Yahoo News UK, HuffPost, Newsweek, New York Daily News, The Hill, Yahoo and more
Covers:  American politics, Economy, Current Events, Capitol Hill, Criminal Justice Reform, Millennial issues
@PRSA award-winning Democratic Strategist & Columnist: @thedailybeast | @Independent | @BusinessInsider | @Newsweek

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I prefer pitches via email in the morning (between 9am and 11am). I do respond if I'm not going to cover the story you pitch me. If emailing, my ideal email length is 2–3 paragraphs and limited follow-up emails are ok. I never check newswires for new story ideas.

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Max is a Public Relations Society of America award-winning Democratic Strategist and political columnist whose advocacy work has guided some of the most successful American companies and campaigns in achieving their messaging goals. His writing appears in a wide array of top-tier national and international news outlets including The Daily Beast, The New York Daily News and The Independent.

Max currently appears as a progressive commentator on Bloomberg Radio, Fox News and Fox Business.

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Why Do Democrats Prefer Never-Trumpers to the Squad?

Why Do Democrats Prefer Never-Trumpers to the Squad?

On Monday, voters across the country will tune in to a Democratic National Convention unlike any in modern hi…

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Joaquin Castro is leading a generational revolution to shake up Democrats' outdated foreign polic...

Joaquin Castro is leading a generational revolution to shake up Democrats' outdated foreign polic...

Joaquin Castro has launched a bid to become the next chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, trying to bea…

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GOP's Response to Russian COVID Disinfo Shows We're Screwed

GOP's Response to Russian COVID Disinfo Shows We're Screwed

In a different America, Tuesday's announcement by U.S. officials that Russian intelligence services are using…

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AOC is becoming part of Biden's inner circle. It's a risky move

AOC is becoming part of Biden's inner circle. It's a risky move

In the year and six months since her upset victory against long-time New York Rep Joe Crowley made her a nati…

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De Blasio fails to condemn the indefensible: If he won't stand up for Nikki Stone, who will?

De Blasio fails to condemn the indefensible: If he won't stand up for Nikki Stone, who will?

Turn on any mainstream news network over the past few weeks and you're likely to be greeted with disturbing s…

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Trump's coronavirus tax break for the super-rich caused a revolt among Republicans

Trump's coronavirus tax break for the super-rich caused a revolt among Republicans

If national polls released this week can be trusted, voters are convinced President Donald Trump is mishandli…

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Why I Want White People To Suffer Too

By Max Burns, CM Jaxon, Amanda Sakuma, Richard Schur
marleyk.medium.com — When I was young, my mom used to say to may when I didn’t listen to her, “Sometimes the best lessons in life come from experience.” She also said, “Hard heads make soft asses,” which was also true, but I liked the first statement better because it never grows old. There are always going to be people who don’t listen to your advice, even when you’re sharing it to protect them and others. Some folks will scapegoat ignorance even though we live in an age of information.
Nov 20, 2020 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?

How the Post Office Defeated Trump’s War on Institutions

By Max Burns
arcdigital.media — In an era marked by malice and incompetence, efficient government is a radical actThere are a thousand ways the 2020 election could have turned into a generation-defining constitutional disaster. The president’s fallacious conspiracy theories about widespread election fraud aside, now is a great time to reflect on everything that went right with this year’s COVID-ravaged vote. The biggest winner? The United States Postal Service.
Nov 20, 2020 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?

Trump will try to spin these unemployment figures as a win. Here’s why they’re not

By Max Burns
independent.co.uk — Out-of-work Americans have more to worry about than the uncontrolled spread of a third nationwide Covid-19 outbreak: in states across the country, pandemic emergency unemployment extensions are due to expire before the end of the year. Despite growing unrest among those on the brink of homelessness and bankruptcy, the outgoing Trump administration has shown no interest in protecting households from the economic shock.
Nov 19, 2020 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?
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@themaxburns — 41,153 followers, 5,322 tweets

Nov 20, 2020
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I give Donald Trump credit, he's the first president to lose his election on over 30 separate occasions since November 3.
Nov 20, 2020
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Reupping my thread and @Independent column from yesterday on the #COVID19 unemployment relief time bomb waiting just around the corner.
Nov 20, 2020
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@docklesshuman Amazing
Nov 20, 2020
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@DaryRezvani 🏆
Nov 20, 2020
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For all his dire warnings of Trump's instability and recklessness, @MittRomney remains a rubber stamp for approving Trump judges to the federal courts.
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Awards

PRSA Exceptionals Under 35

2019 - Public Relations

The Exceptionals Under 35 Awards document the accomplishments, creativity, and drive that today’s young communications practitioners show, recognizing those who are changing the landscape of the industry.

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