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Blog Capitalism Politics Theory

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Mini-Theory Blog: Practical Realities

What happens when the ideals of liberalism contradict with the reality that it’s subordinate to capital accumulation? There’s no need to ask; you’re living it.

Books Fascism Reviews Theory

NinaIllingworth November 21, 2022November 21, 2022 American fascism, Amerikan Musik, antifascism, antifascist theory, book review, Bookish Bits, Books, Brazil, capitalism births fascism, capitalist ideology, capitalist realism, contemporary fascism, Cultural Marxism, Democracy, Donald Trump, eliminationism, FA1, fascism, Fascist Italy, fascist politics, faux democracy, Hannah Arendt, history of fascism, Hitler, How Fascism Works, India, Jair Bolsonaro, Jason Stanley, Joe Biden, Leon Trotsky, liberal antifascism, liberal democracies, Mussolini, Narendra Modi, Nazi Germany, neo fascism, Nina Illingworth, Pork Reich, Propaganda, reactionary thought, Reviews, semi fascism, ST2, Theodor Adorno, Theory, Umberto Eco, United States, Weimar America

Bookish Bits: Birdwatching With Liberal Antifascism

In this week’s Bookish Bits, Nina gets around to reviewing a delightful, but still extremely frustrating mainstream liberal analysis of modern fascist politics.

Blog Fascism Social Justice Theory

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Mini-Theory Blog: Primary Front

Today’s Instagram Mini-Theory Blog features a few words on why democracy can lose at the ballot box, but that’s not where fascism wins.

Blog Fascism Politics Rec Reads

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Recommended Reading: Spoils of Culture War

Nina shares and analyzes one of the few insightful post-midterm election articles in mainstream media to ask, “wait why did the GOP take the House exactly?”

Fascism Field Notes media Police State

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Field Notes: This is Fine

Our man Scurvy is back, bringing you Nina’s blog writing from around the web and his hot multi-media pick of the week; a new podcast called “The Outlaw Ocean.”

Climate Crisis Fascism Journals socialism

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Journal: All Roads Lead Here

A journal about why capitalist ideology is paving the way for the two great crises of our times; the rise of fascism in the Pig Empire, and climate catastrophe.

Books Can't You Read Fascism Reviews War

NinaIllingworth October 18, 2021November 5, 2022 9/11, Afghanistan War, Amerikan Musik, antifascism, Barack Obama, Bill Barr, Black Lives Matter, Book Blog, book review, Bookish Bits, Books, CA4, Can't You Read, Civil Rights, colonialism, Democracy, Dick Cheney, Donald Trump, FA1, fascism, forever war, George W Bush, GOP, Imperialism, Iraq War, Islamophobia, January 6th coup attempt, Michael Reinoehl, National Security State, nativism, neoliberalism breeds fascism, New Forever War, Nina Illingworth, Offsite Writing, Patriot Act, police state, Racism, reign of terror, Republican, Reviews, Richard Spencer, Security Industrial Complex, Spencer Ackerman, ST2, Tom Cotton, Trumpism, Trumpism is fascism, war, War on Terror, WD7, white supremacy

Barbarism Starts at Home on Can’t You Read

Nina reviews Spencer Ackerman’s “Reign of Terror” and finds a good book, that could have been so much more. Check out the new Bookish Bits on Can’t You Read.

Blog Fascism Media Madness News Videos

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Film Sessions: And All The King’s Men on Media Madness

After a bizarre and taxing couple of weeks, we’re back with a new Film Session about all the fascists who aren’t Donald Trump, and are still responsible for the coup attempt.

Media Madness Neoliberalism News Videos

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Film Sessions: What is Neoliberalism (Link)

A link to offsite writing featuring a short essay, a 26-minute instructional video and seventeen links to important articles – all about neoliberalism.

Fascism media Media Madness Politics

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Active Measures on Media Madness

A longer essay on Media Madness about GOP racialized voter suppression, elite liberal complicity and the need for a united antifascist front on the left.

Essays Neoliberalism News Theory

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A Brief Thought: An Empire of One

I’m back with a look at the growing power of Amazon founder and Washington Post CEO Jeff Bezos; being the richest man on earth has it’s advantages but is catering to corporate elites killing US Democracy? In a word, yes.

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