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Paul Blest
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Reporter and Researcher, More Perfect Union
North Carolina
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Biography
I'm a freelancer from Wilmington, Delaware, currently living in Raleigh, North Carolina. I mostly cover politics, music, and media. In the past, I've written for: New Republic, VICE, Salon, INDY Week, Noisey, Deadspin, Impose Magazine, and the Good Men Project. Outside of writing, I've worked for several political campaigns and elected officials, a music company, a nonprofit human services agency, and as a consultant for a nonprofit consulting firm. Email me! prjblest@gmail.com
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Content
By Paul Blest Verified| Discourse Blog@ President Donald Trump won a big capitulation from a white-shoe law firm on Thursday — and the law firm probably couldn’t be happier about how it ended up. Trump issued an executive order last week blacklisting Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison from federal contracts and security clearances. The entire reason for this was that Mark Pomerantz, a former partner at the firm, worked on the Manhattan District Attorney’s investigation into Trump’s financial crimes.
By Paul Blest Verified| More Perfect Union Verified By Paul Blest, More Perfect UnionJoanne, a senior living in Raleigh, North Carolina, clutched her lunch from Meals on Wheels last week as she explained how the rising cost of rent, medicine, and food is eating away at her income. “If I didn't have this, I don't know what I would do,” she told More Perfect Union. “You [get to] an age where you don't want to beg.
By Paul Blest Verified| Discourse Blog@ This is how it’s going to go: Elon Musk’s foray into buying a government for himself and all of his dumbest friends will be replicated, over and over again, by successive titans of industry with varying social politics. As the all-out push toward artificial intelligence and market consolidation continues, these titans will come increasingly from tech companies, hedge funds, and private equity firms.
Company Info
More Perfect Union
More Perfect Union is a nonprofit organization dedicated to education, advocacy, and journalism, with a focus on empowering the working class in America. The organization aims to report on the real struggles faced by workers, providing original content that resonates with their experiences. It maintains editorial independence to foster authentic relationships with its audience. The organization produces journalism that highlights labor issues and worker rights, utilizing video and social media platforms like Twitter and TikTok to reach a broad audience. More Perfect Union also advocates for labor unions and supports policies aligned with labor leadership, while educating the public about labor issues and promoting awareness of worker rights. Its primary audience includes young, working-class Americans who seek representation in media that addresses their concerns. More Perfect Union is affiliated with the More Perfect Union Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports its pro-labor initiatives.
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Founded: 2021