Nora Kenworthy
@kenworthy
Professor, writer, author of (most recently) Crowded Out. Co-host of @inthemeanwhile.bsky.social. Public health, medical anthropology, tech, politics. Good trouble always.
Moment of zen to banish the Sunday scaries, thanks to the magic of the Salish Sea.
Because you’re an economist who knows jack about public health but the nyt won’t stop platforming you as necropoliticql clickbait?? This woman, I swear.
Gates went to Washington to answer for his ties to Epstein. Will he actually see consequences? This week on @inthemeanwhile.bsky.social we chat with @timschwab.bsky.social about what this means, for Gates, his foundation, and our philanthrocapitalistic society. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
Big Tech is quietly funding the trusted organizations that are teaching kids and families about online 'safety' - APA, National PTA, Girl Scouts, Common Sense Media. Great investigation by @courtneyrozen.bsky.social for @reuters.com with a quote by yours truly www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
I can do you one better - it combined my name with that of another scholar in the field, @saralmdavis.bsky.social! I guess we're a hybrid bot now 🫤
This week on the pod: @mhgreen3000.bsky.social recaps his visit to Minneapolis with @ourcommonpower.bsky.social, reflecting on how both grief and solidarity move across time and distance—and what we all need to learn from MN right now. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
Rough weekend, but savoring this moment of light. Hope all are finding some peace tonight.
Tonight, all I can think about is what Charles Douglas of @ourcommonpower.bsky.social told us last week about this generation of progressive voters. 🔥🔥 Underestimate us at your own peril.
May we all bring this kind of energy into Election Day, wherever we are voting this week 👊. @ourcommonpower.bsky.social
If you haven't already listened to this week's episode, this snippet will convince you! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
My (small) answer has been to make and distribute flyers for my community ahead of Halloween, encouraging neighbors to donate to local mutual aid and food banks. It’s something. Happy to share these templates for others to adapt too.
@wilsonforseattle.bsky.social on this week’s episode, throwing down about why progressives can actually deliver for the people 😍
Every couple years Marketplace’s @kairyssdal.bsky.social gives a completely softball interview to GoFundMe. He did it again this week. Would love to come on to discuss my book Crowded Out and offer a counterpoint someday 😁 bookshop.org/a/113982/978...
The idea that these jobs are coming back to the US or that Americans would be willing to work under such circumstances is laughable. (Photo I took inside a Lesotho garment factory in 2011).
A finance director at United Healthcare is now crowdfunding for his daughter’s cancer care.
Yeah you know what we’re not going to do as another pandemic looms on the horizon?? This ableist nonsense about age and pre-existing conditions that is meant to trick people into not caring about each other enough to disregard basic public health precautions.
Meanwhile, over on the hell site 👀👀… Vinay Prasad creating his own little insurance misinformation / doctor trolling field day. Sad.
Friends and colleagues - I'm co-hosting an amazing panel of experts next week to discuss what's ahead for public health and civil rights in 2025. Please consider joining if you're able. tinyurl.com/y7ztvbmr