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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 other publications. His first article was written on the police torture case involving Chicago's then-Commander of Detectives [[John Burge (detective)|John Burge]], for the now-defunct ''[[Revolutionary Worker]]'' newspaper.<ref name="who is jb"/> |
Brandt was a staff illustrator for ''Vibe Magazine'', and has done publication design and reporting for ''[[LeftTurn]]'', ''[[Political Affairs]]'', ''[[Monthly Review]]'' online, and other publications. His first article was written on the police torture case involving Chicago's then-Commander of Detectives [[John Burge (detective)|John Burge]], for the now-defunct ''[[Revolutionary Worker]]'' newspaper.<ref name="who is jb"/> |
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Brandt studied philosophy and history at the [[City University of New York]], [[Hunter College]], with an emphasis on legal and social systems theory. He |
Brandt studied philosophy and history at the [[City University of New York]], [[Hunter College]], with an emphasis on legal and social systems theory. He resided [[Kathmandu, Nepal]], and was reporting on the Himalayan revolution led by a [[Maoist]] Communist Party.<ref name="who is jb"/><ref>[http://counterpunch.org/brandt03122010.html Counterpunch article reporting from Nepal by Jed Brandt]</ref> |
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Jed Brandt is an American communist.[1] His writing, photography, design and artistic work has appeared in the Indypendent and other publications.[1] On March 1, 2010, Fox News television host Glenn Beck dedicated a segment to Brandt for a speech given at the Brecht Forum.[2][3] Brandt is a member of the Kasama Project, and advocates for the formation of a new communist movement.[1]
Early life
Brandt was born in Cleveland, but moved to West Virginia for most of his childhood. Brandt later relocated to Chicago. He was one of the founders of Youth Against Apathy, a high-school network of communists, anarchists and Bohemian youth from Northern Illinois.[1]
At age 15, he was tried on felony charges of aggravated battery of a police officer. He "unarrested" someone from a squad of riot police. He was hospitalized in the arrest with multiple contusions. However, he was exonerated when the bite mark that was allegedly delivered by Brandt on the arresting officer's hand did not match his slightly crooked teeth.[1]
In 1996, Brandt, along with student leaders from across the city, formed the Student Liberation Action Movement. He was the editor of the radical tabloid Spheric and the Hunter College Envoy. Both newspapers received awards from the Campus Alternative Journalism Project for reporting and graphic design.[1]
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."[1]
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 other publications. His first article was written on the police torture case involving Chicago's then-Commander of Detectives John Burge, for the now-defunct Revolutionary Worker newspaper.[1]
Brandt studied philosophy and history at the City University of New York, Hunter College, with an emphasis on legal and social systems theory. He resided Kathmandu, Nepal, and was reporting on the Himalayan revolution led by a Maoist Communist Party.[1][4]