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

Books Can't You Read Reviews socialism

NinaIllingworth October 15, 2020November 5, 2022 anarchist literature, anarchist theory, Anarcho-Syndicalism, bigger is not better, blog, Book Blog, Books, bottom up socialism, boycott, CA4, Can't You Read, class war, decentralization, Emma Goldman, General Strike, IWW, labor, labor class, Libcom, libcom dot org, militant unionism, Nicolas Walter, Nina Illingworth, Noam Chomsky, Offsite Writing, other types of socialism, PDF, peasant politics, peasant rule, peasant socialism, radical unionism, read Rocker online, Reviews, Rudolf Rocker, slowdowns, Socialism, ST2, the class war never ended, Theory, Union, unionism

Book Blog: Anarcho-Syndicalism Theory & Practice

A very brief Book Blog on Can’t You Read featuring a recommendation and link to Rudolf Rocker’s “Anarcho-Syndicalism Theory and Practice.”

Books Can't You Read Politics socialism

NinaIllingworth April 7, 2020November 5, 2022 Amber Frost, anarchism, book review, Books, books about leftist stuff, Brendan James, Can't You Read, Chapo Trap House, Chomsky, comedy, Felix Biederman, Funny, introduction to leftism, labor theory, Left Wing Books, left wing theory, Marx, Marxism, Matt Christman, millennial issues, MP6, Naomi Klein, Nina Illingworth, Offsite Writing, Politics, Reviews, socialism for slackers, ST2, the Chapo Guide to Revolution, The Library, US foreign policy as a start up, Virgil Texas, Will Menaker, Zinn

Link: Baby Steps up the Ramparts (The Chapo Guide to Revolution Review)

A link to my latest book review where we’re taking a look at the surprisingly rewarding book from celebrity podcasters Chapo Trap House, the Chapo Guide to Revolution.

Books Neoliberalism Social Justice War

NinaIllingworth November 7, 2019November 17, 2022 Allen Dulles, Books, CA4, CC3, CIA, Corporate Fascism, Corporatism, David Talbot, deep state, democratic socialism, elite rule, FA1, fascism, foreign policy, forever war, Ibram X Kendi, Imperialism, Inventing Reality, Left Wing Books, market fundamentalism, Marxism, Media, media bias, Michael Parenti, Milton Friedman, Naomi Klein, neoliberalism, Nina Illingworth, Noam Chomsky, permanent war economy, Politics, power, Racism, racist ideas, Rec Reads, Recommended Reading, Reviews, Social Justice, Socialism, ST2, Stamped From the Beginning, The Devil's Chessboard, the economics of racism, The Library, the propaganda model, The Shock Doctrine, Trump Doctrine, Understanding Power, war, WD7

The Library: the First Five

A look at five reasonably mainstream books from The Library that you can read to get a much better grasp on how our world actually works.

Books Can't You Read Essays War

NinaIllingworth October 3, 2019November 17, 2022 Allen Dulles, American exceptionalism, Books, Can't You Read, Castro, Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, Contra wars, death squads, Essays, establishment thought, History, history of the CIA, Imperialism, Kennedy, Latin America, Legacy of Ashes, lie, mass surveillance, Media, New York Times, Nina Illingworth, Offsite Writing, pig empire, Propaganda, Reagan's wars, Rec Reads, Recommended Reading, Reviews, secrets, spies, Tim Weiner, US government, war, WD7

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.

Books Can't You Read Essays Police State

NinaIllingworth October 1, 2019November 17, 2022 1984, Books, Can't You Read, Chelsea Manning, CIA, corporate media, Edward Snowden, Espionage Act, Essays, George Orwell, Jeff Bezos, Julian Assange, Karl Rove, liberal media, manufacturing consent, Marshall McLuhan, mass surveillance, Media, Michael Parenti, Nina Illingworth, NSA, Offsite Writing, Permanent Record, police state, privacy rights, Propaganda, Rec Reads, Recommended Reading, Reviews, Russia, spying, The Guardian, the medium is the message, US government spying, war on freedom of the press, War on Whistleblowers, Washington Post, whistleblowers, Wikileaks

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.

Books Can't You Read media Police State

NinaIllingworth September 30, 2019November 5, 2022 a culture of falsehood, a propaganda system, all news is fake news, blog, Books, Can't You Read, class war, corporate media, corporate propaganda, culture war, deep state, Edward Snowden, FA1, Fake News, Fantastic Lies, for profit media, JA5, leaks, manufacturing consent, Mass Surveillance program, Media, MP6, National Security State, Nina Illingworth, NSA, Offsite Writing, Pentagon, Permanent Record, police state, Propaganda, Snowden Leaks, spying on everyone, the Panopticon, the real deep state, War on Whistleblowers, whistleblowers, why people believe fake news

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.”

Books Essays News Site Updates

NinaIllingworth July 1, 2019January 16, 2021 Books, Can't You Read, Essays, Facebook, June Summary, Media Madness, News, Nina Illingworth, Odds and Ends, Offsite Writing, Patreon Blog, Quote of the Week, Site Updates, update, writing

Odds and Ends: June 2019

A collection of my offsite writing from June, 2019 and some site update notes.

Books Can't You Read Essays Justice War

NinaIllingworth June 4, 2019November 5, 2022 Afghanistan, Baghdad’s Bloody Sunday, Betsy DeVos, Blackwater, Blackwater The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army, Books, Can't You Read, contractor army, crusader, Department of Justice, DoJ, Donald Trump, Erik Prince, Essays, FA1, forever war, genocide, GOP, intelligence contractors, Iraq, Iraq occupation, Islamophobia, Jeremy Scahill, mass murder, mercenaries, military contractors, Nicholas Slatten, Nicholas Slatten pardon, Nina Illingworth, Nisour Square massacre, Offsite Writing, pardoning war criminals to fire up the base, pig empire, Politics, Presidential Pardon, private intelligence, Republican, Reviews, travesty of justice, Trump, Trump coup in Venezuela, Venezuela, War Crimes, WD7

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.”

Books Essays News Site Updates

NinaIllingworth June 1, 2019November 17, 2022 blogger, Books, Can't You Read, Essays, Facebook, link dump, Media Madness, News, Nina Illingworth, Odds and Ends, Offsite Writing, Patreon, Patreon Blog, Rec Reads, recap, Recommended Reading, Site Updates, Six Things I Think, Tumblr

Odds and Ends: February to May 2019

A recap of my writing from February to May 2019 with links to everything published off-site.

Books Essays media Neoliberalism

NinaIllingworth May 31, 2019November 5, 2022 anticommunism, antifascism, austerity, Books, CA4, Canada, capitalism, Chris Hedges, Citizen's United, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, class war, climate catastrophe, COINTELPRO, cold war, corruption, Deep Dives, democratic rights, Essays, FA1, fascism, FBI, Glenn Greenwald, Greece, Ibram X Kendi, inverted totalitarianism, Jane Mayer, Jim Crow, lobbying, Margin Notes, mass surveillance, Media, Michelle Alexander, Naomi Klein, neoliberalism, Nina Illingworth, Noam Chomsky, Owen Jones, plutocrats, quotations, Quotes, Red Scare, Socialism, ST2, Stamped From the Beginning, the Palmer Raids, UK, Wages of Rebellion, War on Terror, Yanis Varoufakis

Margin Notes: Wages of Rebellion and the Inversion Perversion in the Pig Empire

A deep look at the way the underlying logic behind our rights and freedoms are inverted to help the wealthy few at the expense of the many – featuring a quotation from “Wages of Rebellion” by Chris Hedges.

Books Can't You Read Politics socialism

NinaIllingworth May 11, 2019January 22, 2021 2016 US Election, 2020 Dem Primary Season, 2020 Democratic Party Nomination Contest, 2020 US Election, bad predictions, Bernie Sanders, Books, Can't You Read, class war, democratic socialism, Donald Trump, Essays, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, labor class, Listen Liberal, Listen Liberal Or, Nina Illingworth, Offsite Writing, Politics, Socialism, Thomas Frank, What Ever Happened to the Party of the People

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.