Krystal Ball
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November 24, 1981
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Krystal Ball Bio
Krystal Ball (born November 24, 1981) is a journalist, activist, and founder of the community and national wellness media brand Pelican. She is also a writer for Glamour magazine’s political coverage, the 51 Million, and the author of Reversing the Apocalypse: Hijacking the Democratic Party to Save the World.
She was a co-host on the MSNBC's afternoon news/talk show The Cycle for the duration of the show's run from June 2012 to July 2015. She was also the Democratic Party nominee for United States Congress in Virginia's 1st congressional district in the 2010 election, losing to Republican Rob Wittman.
Krystal developed and co-produced Krystal Clear (KC), a flagship feature of MSNBC's all digital channel Shift. She has also provided commentary on multiple diverse programs including The Ed Show, The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell, PBS:To The Contrary, The Dylan Ratigan Show, The O’Reilly Factor, Hannity, and Megyn Kelly.
Her writing has appeared in publications including US News and World Report, the Atlantic, the Huffington Post, and Politico. She has also been a featured speaker at Columbia, Princeton, and George Washington University and Harvard.
