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February 1 2025 Williamson endorses Ken Martin, the frontrunner in the DNC chairperson election.
January 10 2025 Williamson is informed by the DNC Ethnic Council of her exclusion from their candidate forum, to which she responds with a critical letter denouncing the decision.
December 26 2024 Announced her bid for DNC chair.
December 26 2024 Marianne Williamson announces her candidacy for Democratic National Committee chairperson.
November 2024 Ungar-Sargon called upon American Jews to vote for Donald Trump in the 2024 United States presidential election.
October 2024 Ungar-Sargon identified Donald Trump as a centrist, contrasting with the common view of him as right-wing.
July 29 2024 Dropped out of the presidential race again.
April 2024 In an interview with Newsweek, Ungar-Sargon discussed the policies she would support.
April 2024 Interviewed by Newsweek about policy support.
March 2024 Ungar-Sargon published an article discussing the lack of left-wing solidarity for Israeli victims of sexual violence on October 7.
January 2024 Williamson received 4% of the votes in the New Hampshire primary.
2023 A critical discussion of Williamson's presidential campaign and political philosophy was featured on the Integral Stage podcast.
2023 Published 'The Mystic Jesus: The Mind of Love', her most recent book exploring spiritual themes.
2023 Ungar-Sargon self-identified as a left-wing populist, recognizing that many perceived her views as echoing conservative talking points.
July 2023 Politico reported that Williamson contributed $220,000 to her own campaign and had $270,000 in unpaid debts.
May 20 2023 Her deputy campaign manager Jason Call departed from her campaign team.
2022 Described herself as a 'Jewish woman' in an interview.
2022 Batya Ungar-Sargon began writing articles opposing American support for Ukraine following the Russian invasion, arguing that U.S. resources should prioritize economically disadvantaged Americans.
2021 Klein welcomed his second child in the fall of 2021.
2021 Became an opinion columnist at the New York Times.
2021 Fisher published the first scholarly and journalistic intellectual biography of Williamson, offering critiques and recommendations on her leadership style and political campaign approaches.
2021 Ungar-Sargon wrote the book 'Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy', where she critiques the shift in media focus from class-conscious reporting to race-conscious 'wokeness', catering to urban, upper-class liberals.
2021 Bari Weiss of the Free Press identified Batya Ungar-Sargon as a left-wing populist, highlighting her complex ideological stance.
2020 Ungar-Sargon was selected for the 2021 ADL and Aspen Institute Civil Society Fellowship.
2020 Publicly criticized Vogue magazine for not including her in an Annie Leibovitz photo shoot of female presidential candidates, subsequently posting a fan-made edited photo of herself in the shoot.
2020 Participated in Democratic presidential debates, receiving mixed reviews for her performance - praised by some politicians and media outlets for 'surprisingly eloquent' answers, while criticized by others for being 'vague' and 'kooky'.
November 2020 Leaves Vox to join The New York Times as a columnist and podcast host.
January 2020 Publishes his first book 'Why We're Polarized' through Simon & Schuster.
2019 Williamson spoke out against Trump's mass-deportation plans, drawing a controversial parallel between these policies and the treatment of Jewish people in Nazi Germany.
2019 Published 'A Politics of Love: A Handbook for a New American Revolution', signaling her deeper engagement with political discourse.
2019 Ungar-Sargon articulated the importance of maintaining an American Jewish identity that is separate from Israeli politics, advocating for an identity that embraces civil and minority rights.
2019 Ungar-Sargon publicly criticized United States Representative Ilhan Omar on Twitter for alleged antisemitic tropes regarding U.S. support for Israel, leading to a public exchange about political influence.
October 2019 Started the Impeachment, Explained podcast with other Vox Media reporters.
July 30 2019 Williamson participated in the second Democratic primary debate, becoming the most Googled candidate in 49 states and gaining attention for her comments about a 'dark psychic force' and the Flint water crisis.
June 2019 Williamson moved to Des Moines, Iowa, in preparation for the 2020 caucuses and appointed 99 'Virtual Iowa Caucus Captains'.
June 2019 Marianne Williamson publicly criticized President Donald Trump's immigration policies, specifically condemning the separation of children from their families at the border and calling these actions 'state-sponsored crimes'.
June 2019 Williamson participated in the first Democratic primary debate, gaining attention for her unique rhetoric about love and addressing Donald Trump directly.
May 23 2019 Williamson met the polling criteria for primary debates by achieving one percent support in three unique polls from qualifying pollsters.
February 2019 Ezra Klein became a father for the first time with the birth of his first child in February.
February 4 2019 Williamson's campaign committee 'Marianne Williamson for President' was officially filed.
January 28 2019 Williamson officially launched her presidential campaign in Los Angeles, with Maurice Daniel as her national campaign manager.
2018 Became an executive producer of Vox's Netflix series Explained.
November 15 2018 Marianne Williamson announced the formation of a presidential exploratory committee for the 2020 election.
November 4 2018 Delivered a keynote address to several hundred Muslim and Jewish women at the Sisterhood of Salaam-Shalom conference in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, addressing the aftermath of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. As a Jewish woman, she spoke against using fear as a political force and advocated for love.
2017 Marianne Williamson concluded her board membership with Results Educational Fund (RESULTS), a nonprofit organization focused on addressing poverty's root causes.
2017 Ungar-Sargon became the opinion editor at The Forward, where she faced criticism from some on the left for alleged weaponizing of antisemitism claims and pro-Israel bias.
2016 Published 'Tears to Triumph: The Spiritual Journey from Suffering to Enlightenment', continuing her exploration of spiritual healing.
October 2015 Launched The Weeds podcast with Sarah Kliff and Matt Yglesias at Vox.
2014 Co-founds Vox media website with Matthew Yglesias and Melissa Bell, serving as editor-in-chief.
2014 Alanis Morissette wrote and performed a campaign song titled 'Today' for Williamson's congressional campaign.

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