Building power for working people

Building Power for the Working Class

More Perfect Union’s advocacy journalism mission is built on a simple credo: “Building power for the working class.” Here’s what that means:

We speak directly to young, working class Americans where they are online by reporting on the real struggles and challenges of the working class from a working class perspective, and we attempt to connect those problems to potential solutions.

We report on the abuses and wrongdoing of corporate power, and we seek to hold accountable the ultra-rich who have too much power over America’s political and economic systems.

Our work seeks to embolden and empower the working class to engage in building our democracy for the betterment of all working Americans.

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Who we are

A bit more about us:

Non-profit

Our reporting will always be free. Our team values our editorial independence and doesn’t take funding from corporations or labor unions.

Media outlet

We’re journalists who cover policy, labor, business, economics, and political news through a class lens. We try to help everyday people be seen and heard in media coverage.

Advocacy organization

We pair reporting with activism to help working people win. We run advocacy campaigns to hold the powerful accountable and help workers win economic and political power.

Meet the team.

More Perfect Union team photo

Faiz Shakir

Executive Director

Malea Stenzel Gilligan

Chief Operating Officer

Joshua Miller-Lewis

Senior Director, Editorial

Shaun Kennedy

Operations Director

Chai Dingari

Director, The Class Room

Georgia Parke

Director of Audience Engagement

Meg Herschlein

Supervising Producer

Jodi Clemens

Administrative Assistant

Sean Morrow

Senior Writer

Nicole Bardasz

Social Media Producer

Gerald Lane

Motion Designer

Madeline Moore

TikTok & Emerging Platforms Specialist

Anthony Mascorro

Video Editor

Savannah Fortune

Brand Designer

Eric Gardner

Business Reporter

Paul Blest

State Legislative Researcher

Brooke Darrah Shuman

Video Producer

Samuel Black

Media Producer

Josh Hirschfeld-Kroen

Video Editor

Jordan Zakarin

Media Producer

Andrew Rivera

Video Editor

Sam Quigley

Freelance Editor & Producer

Isabel Atalya

Video Production Manager

Ian McKenna

Freelance Video Editor & Producer

Sydney Guthrie

Video Editor

Court Fuller

Quickturn News Manager

Joshua Potash

Social News Producer

Katie Nixdorf

Media Producer
Combining old fashioned investigative journalism with sophisticated video production techniques and distribution methods...More Perfect Union’s innovative coverage is...bringing the stories of working people to new audiences.
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Where we’re headed

Our goal at More Perfect Union is to bring more original reporting that matters to the American workers who exist outside the progressive media bubble. Our editorial independence ensures that we can build an authentic relationship with people who do not feel that typical news and political coverage center their needs and concerns.

We truly appreciate your financial support to help us sustain and expand our work.

Get in touch

Have a tip, a story idea, or want to find out other ways you can support us? Get in touch with us. We want to hear from you!