Nina Illingworth Dot Com

Nina Illingworth Dot Com

"When the revolution is for everyone, everyone will be for the revolution"

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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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The Skinny: Receipt Collection

A collection of informal Patreon journals about skullduggery, Russophobia, and corporate media bias in the 2020 Democratic Party Nomination contest.

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The Skinny: And Sometimes You Miss

Link to an October 2019th edition of The Skinny in which Nina nails contractors in the migrant prison game and screws up political predictions.

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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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The Skinny: Spin Doctrine

An October 2019 edition of The Skinny in which Nina discusses how narrative framing twists the issues in the minds of the public in all the wrong directions.

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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: An Open Letter to the American Left and in Particular, the Bourgeoisie “Left Wing” Media

Some thoughts on “Left Wing” American media and class tensions in the 2020 Democratic Party nomination contest.

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The Skinny: Impeachment Politics, Targeting and Anti-Climate Flak

A link to my informal journal writing where we discuss why I’m not Josh Marshall, why Democrat’s will blow impeachment, and why dark money right wing groups are behind attempts to discredit Greta Thunberg.

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