Matt Duss
| Matt Duss | |
|---|---|
| Born | Matthew Duss 1972 (age 51–52) Nyack, New York, U.S. |
| 🏫 Education | University of Washington (BA, MA) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🏛️ Political party | Democratic |
Matthew Duss (born 1972) is an American political activist, blogger, and foreign policy advisor to Senator Bernie Sanders. Duss served as an advisor to the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign.
Background and education[edit]
Duss was born in Nyack, New York.[1] His mother was a nurse and his father, a journalist, was born in a Ukrainian kulak family and immigrated to the United States at age 2.[1] Duss grew up in the evangelical church where there was "a very strong emphasis in my home on modeling Christ to the world through kindness and care for others."[2] Duss earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and Master of Arts in Middle East studies from the University of Washington.[3]
Career[edit]
After graduating from college, Duss started writing for The American Prospect in 2007. Then he moved to the Center for American Progress in 2008, where he blogged on ThinkProgress until 2014.[1][4] [5] Duss left CAP to become president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace.[1][4] After the 2016 election, Duss joined the staff of Senator Bernie Sanders.[2] Duss is credited with being "the principal reason that (Senator) Sanders" introduced the resolution to end U.S. military support for Saudi Arabia's war on Yemen.[4]
Political views[edit]
Duss advocates for a progressive foreign policy.[2]
Iran[edit]
Duss supported the Iran nuclear deal framework.[4]
Israel[edit]
Duss has said that the United States must “recognize that Israel’s continued occupation of Palestinian territories and its daily restrictions on the most basic political and civil liberties of the Palestinian people run contrary to fundamental American values.”[6]
Persecution of Uyghurs in Xinjiang[edit]
"What is happening in Xinjiang is genocide."[2]
War on Terror[edit]
"[T]he global war on terror has been a disaster: in economic terms, in human terms, in strategic terms, and that we need to move away from it." [2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Klion, David (6 February 2019). "Who Is Matt Duss, and Can He Take On Washington's 'Blob'? Bernie Sanders's foreign-policy adviser is part of a new generation of progressives fighting an entrenched status quo". The Nation. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "The Bernie Sanders Doctrine on Foreign Policy". Jacobin. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ↑ "Speaker Profile, Matt Duss".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Richardson, Davis (6 February 2019). "How One Advisor Bolstered Bernie Sanders' Foreign Policy Credentials Ahead of 2020". The New York Observer. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ↑ Haltiwanger, John (25 February 2019). "Bernie Sanders' foreign policy adviser breaks down the senator's progressive global agenda for 2020". Business Insider. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ↑ Thrall, Nathan (28 March 2018). "How the Battle Over Israel and Anti-Semitism Is Fracturing American Politics". New York Times. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
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