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- Glenn Greenwald
- Pulitzer-prize-winning journalist and co-founder of The Intercept
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- Adolph Reed, Jr.
- University of Pennsylvania
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- Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker
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- Host of “Rising” on The Hill
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- Adam McKay
- Academy Award-winning director of Don't Look Up and The Big Short
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- Noam Chomsky
- Linguistics professor and social critic
“Nathan Robinson’s articles, and Current Affairs generally, have been consistently challenging and thought-provoking, with incisive critique and informative discussion, lucid and provocative, and focused on well-chosen issues of major significance. I find myself regularly recommending Robinson’s articles to others, and re-reading them myself. Unusually valuable contributions.”