Hayes Brown
Hayes Brown is a writer and editor for MSNBC Daily, where he helps frame the news of the day for readers. He was previously at BuzzFeed News and holds a degree in international relations from Michigan State University.

Hayes Brown is a writer and editor for MSNBC Daily, where he helps frame the news of the day for readers. He was previously at BuzzFeed News and holds a degree in international relations from Michigan State University.
Latest from Hayes Brown
msnbc / Opinion
Sen. Rob Portman's retirement may be bad for Joe Biden's agenda
Republicans' being on the defense doesn't end well for bipartisanship.


msnbc / Opinion
McConnell delaying Trump's Senate impeachment trial was a gift for Democrats
The rest of the trial’s structure still needs to be worked out, but at least now we won’t have to waste time debating the alleged unfairness of the process.


msnbc / Opinion
The labor movement needs Democrats more than ever — and vice versa
Democrats have said for years that as a party they stand with workers and not big business — now is their chance to prove it.


msnbc / Opinion
Biden's pandemic plan has me daring to feel hopeful about Covid-19
After a lot of heartbreak, hope feels weird. And yet ...


msnbc / Opinion
For democracy to survive, the Senate filibuster must die
The 60 vote threshold in the Senate has to go for the good of the country.


msnbc / Opinion
Biden's inauguration starts the clock for Democrats to go big
There's no time to waste on fake bipartisanship.


msnbc / Opinion
Senate Democrats can shape Trump's second impeachment trial however they want
The catch: They still need 17 Republicans' support.


msnbc / Opinion
Social justice and impeachment: Thaddeus Stevens was a trailblazer for both
Ornery, witty and devoted to Black equality, Stevens was a real ally.


msnbc / Opinion
Sea Shanty TikTok is the perfect expression of masculinity for 2021
In shanties, we find something both extremely manly and subversively tender. In other words, the opposite of Trump's vitriol.

