Matt Duss

Matt Duss
Matt Duss
Born	Matthew Duss; 1972 (age 47–48); Nyack, New York, U.S.
Education	University of Washington, Seattle (BA, MA)
Political party	Democratic

Matthew Duss (born 1972) is an American political activist, blogger, and foreign policy advisor to Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign.

Background and education

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]

According to The Nation, like Senator Sanders, Duss spent his twenties "adrift."[1]

Career

Duss worked for the Center for American Progress until 2014, blogging "prolifically " on ThinkProgress.[1][2] According to Business Insider, Duss "broke into the political world as a blogger."[3]

He left CAP in 2014, becoming president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace.[1][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.[2]

Political views

Iran

Duss supported the Iran nuclear deal framework.[2]

Israel

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.”[4]

References

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.
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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[KlionQuo-1] 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.

[Richardson2020-2] 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.

[HaltiwangerAgenda-3] 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.

[ThrallPolitics-4] Thrall, Nathan (28 March 2018). "How the Battle Over Israel and Anti-Semitism Is Fracturing American Politics". New York Times. Retrieved 3 June 2019.