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Brandt was a staff illustrator for Vibe Magazine, and has done publication design and reporting for [[LeftTurn]], [[Political Affairs]], [[Monthly Review]] online, and numerous other publications. His first investigative article was written on the police torture case involving Chicago's then-Commander of Detectives [[John Burge]], for the now-defunct [[Revolutionary Worker]] newspaper. |
Brandt was a staff illustrator for Vibe Magazine, and has done publication design and reporting for [[LeftTurn]], [[Political Affairs]], [[Monthly Review]] online, and numerous other publications. His first investigative article was written on the police torture case involving Chicago's then-Commander of Detectives [[John Burge]], for the now-defunct [[Revolutionary Worker]] newspaper. |
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Jed was also briefly a member of the [[Revolutionary Communist Youth Brigade]], where he burned an American flag of the steps of the [[Art Institute of Chicago]], an act he said was in solidarity with all humanity and for "a world without borders." |
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Revision as of 10:01, 3 March 2010
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Jed Brandt (b. Cleveland, Ohio) is an American communist. His writing, photography, design and artistic work has appeared in the Indypendent, and other publications. On March 1, 2010, Fox News television host Glenn Beck dedicated a segment to reporting on Brandt for a speech given at the Brecht Forum.
Brandt is a member of the Kasama Project and advocates for the formation of a new communist movement.
Early Life
Raised in West Virginia, Brandt relocated to Chicago and founded Youth Against Apathy.
Professional Life
Brandt was a staff illustrator for Vibe Magazine, and has done publication design and reporting for LeftTurn, Political Affairs, Monthly Review online, and numerous other publications. His first investigative article was written on the police torture case involving Chicago's then-Commander of Detectives John Burge, for the now-defunct Revolutionary Worker newspaper.
Jed was also briefly a member of the Revolutionary Communist Youth Brigade, where he burned an American flag of the steps of the Art Institute of Chicago, an act he said was in solidarity with all humanity and for "a world without borders."
Brandt studied philosophy and history at the City University of New York, Hunter College, with an emphasis on legal and social systems theory.
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