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Nina Illingworth Dot Com

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Blog: Manufacturing A Primary Narrative

A short blog analyzing the media’s false narrative about Joe Biden that turned out to be right, and also wrong, once the primaries started. It’s complicated.

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Can’t You Read: Saving Kurdistan Means Staying In Syria Forever

A Can’t You Read blog post about why leaving Syria means abandoning the YPG even if that’s not a popular decision on the left.

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Link: They All Fall Down – New Essay

A link to a short essay on Tim Weiner’s “Legacy of Ashes” and the structural reasons why pro-CIA propaganda is written by seemingly well-meaning critics.

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Link: The Casualties of Cacophony – New Essay

A look at the disappointing change in mainstream attitudes towards Edward Snowden and other whistleblowers who’ve spoken out against the abuses of American intelligence.

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Blog: the Panopticon, Public Trust, and “Fake News”

A medium length blog post exploring why government lies about mass surveillance have had unintended consequences in the fight against “fake news.”

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Greta is not the Problem: Climate Crisis and the Culture War

Two blog posts about what the media furor over Greta Thunberg’s visit to the UN means and why rich people aren’t listening to her.

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Link: The Trouble With Andy Yang (Facebook)

A short, informal essay about why 2020 Dem Primary candidate Andrew Yang isn’t who he’s pretending to be.

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Blackwater and the Slatten Pardon on Can’t You Read

A combination book review and current affairs essay on Can’t You Read that talks about Trump’s pardon power, Erik Prince, and Jeremy Scahill’s “Blackwater.”

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Listen Liberal & a (Bad) 2020 Dem Primary Prediction

An offsite essay about Thomas Frank’s Listen Liberal and why I thought Bernie would win in 2020.

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Stamped From the Beginning, NIMBYs & Blockbusting

Links to an offsite review of Kendi’s Stamped From the Beginning, and a discussion about NIMBY liberal racism in the context of the 2020 election.

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Insane Clown President & Bernie’s Path to the Nomination

A link to an offsite review of Taibbi’s Insane Clown President & Bernie’s 2020 Primary Strategy, on Can’t You Read.

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