Mike Barnicle

Mike Barnicle is an award-winning print and broadcast journalist, and social and political commentator. He is a regular contributor on MSNBC's popular Morning Joe program, and often comments on television and in print about the news of the day. Mike Barnicle has written more than 4,000 newspaper columns, and continues to write for The Daily Beast, TIME, The Huffington Post, Politico, Esquire, and others.

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Apr 29, 2015

Mike Barnicle on the daily struggles in poor communities

As the country focuses on the protests and rioting over the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Mike Barnicle on Morning Joe discusses the disconnect between public officials and their understanding of the daily struggles in poor communities. “How many of the people you served with know one fundamental thing (about) how hard it is to be poor in the United States of America? How many of the people you served with know how hard it is to take six bus rides to get to a job that might be 15 miles from your home?,” Mike asks of the Morning Joe guests. Watch the whole conversation here. Only on MSNBC.

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Mike Barnicle is a veteran print and broadcast journalist recognized for his street-smart, straightforward style honed over nearly four decades in the field. The Massachusetts native has written 4,000-plus columns collectively for The Boston Globe, Boston Herald and the New York Daily News, and continues to champion the struggles and triumphs of the every man by giving voice to the essential stories of today on television, radio, and in print.

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