David Sirota

David Sirota born November 2 1975 is an American journalist columnist at The Guardian editor for Jacobin author television writer and screenwriter He is also a political commentator and radio host based in Denver He is a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist political spokesperson and blogger In March 2019 he began working as the senior advisor and speechwriter on the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign In 2022 he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay for conceiving the story for Netflixs Dont Look Up alongside cowriter and director Adam McKay He is founder of The Lever news outlet