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Climate Crisis Neoliberalism Theory War

NinaIllingworth March 8, 2018November 5, 2022 austerity, bribery, bribes, CA4, Chicago School, climate catastrophe, Climate Crisis, Corporatism, elites, endless war, Essays, FA1, globalization, government, horror, Imperialism, informal writing, Journals, machine, Middle East, Milton Friedman, money in politics, neofeudalism, neoliberalism, Nina Illingworth, Op-Ed, personal, psychological torture, Rants, rich people mean you harm, skeptics, ST2, the Watchmen, Theory, Thompson, update, war, wildlife, writer, writer's block, writing

The Hammering In My Head

A short essay channeling Thompson to talk about why rich people are absolutely trying to kill you for literally pennies on the share.

Essays Neoliberalism News Theory

NinaIllingworth November 29, 2017November 17, 2022 600M dollar CIA contract, A Brief Thought, abuse, Amazon, Amazon vs the World, anti-labor, anticapitalism, austerity, bidding, Black Friday, bribery, brutal work culture, business, CA4, capitalism, carnivore, Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, class warfare, corporate welfare, could computing, dancing monkeys, death of Democracy, Democracy, Econ, Economics, elites, Essays, exploitation, feudalism, Foxconn, free money, fuck Jeff Bezos, government for elites by elites, graft, Jeff Bezos, Koch Bros, labor, labor law, labor rights, legalized bribery, libertarian, low wages, market share, Meme, money in politics, monopoly, National Razor Now, neofeudalism, neoliberalism, new Gilded Age, News, Nina Illingworth, oligarchy, on the take, online retail, Op-Ed, Politics, Rec Reads, Recommended Reading, retail, rich people, right to work, ripping off the tax payer, scam, Six Things I Think, Socialism, special economic zone, ST2, tax credits, tech bro, tech industry, Theory, Washington Post, workers rights

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.

Blog Memes Neoliberalism News Politics

NinaIllingworth July 17, 2017November 17, 2022 2016 Election, 2020 Election, A Brief Thought, austerity, Bernie Sanders, Bernie Woulda Won, billionaire, blog, campaign finance, Chuck Schumer, Clinton Donors, conspiracy theory, Cory Booker, David Brock, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democrat donors, Democrat elites, Democratic Party, Democratic Party exists only on paper, Democratic Party is dead, DNC, Donald Trump, Donna Brazile, elites, Elizabeth Warren, fascism, fixed, fundraising, Giant Russia Theory, GOP, Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, liberal elites, lost 1K seats in 8 years, Martha's Vineyard, megadonors, Meme, Michael Moore, MP6, Nancy Pelosi, neoliberal identity politics, neoliberalism, News, Nina Illingworth, Nina Turner, Obama legacy, Opinion, Politics, Rants, Rec Reads, Recommended Reading, Republican, revanchism, rich people screwing us, Robert Mueller, Russiagate, Shareblue, Six Things I Think, smearing Bernie Sanders, social issues, superdelegates, swine emperor Trump, the Democratic Party has learned nothing, the Hamptons, Tom Cotton, Tom Perez, wealthy liberal elites, Yes the Dem Nomination was Rigged

A Brief Thought: Running to Stand Still & the Democratic Party

As the wolves close in on Trump, Nina stops to ask what Democratic frontrunners Elizabeth Warren & Kamala Harris were doing this past weekend; the answer won’t surprise you – and that’s the problem.

Blog Memes Neoliberalism News Politics

NinaIllingworth July 13, 2017November 17, 2022 2008 Financial Crisis, A Brief Thought, adult in the room, AHCA, American Health Care Act, Amerikan Musik, austerity, Ayn Rand, banker, billionaire government, Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, CA4, Capitol Hill, center rich, center-left, centrist media, corporate media, corruption, Democrats, Deregulation, Econ, Economic Advisor, Economics, economy, elites, establishment media, Fantastic Lies, fascism, Fascism Ascendant in the USA, Gary Cohn, Gary Cohn can't save you, Goldman Sachs, GOP, government by the rich for the rich, gutting Dodd Frank, Hank Paulson, hyper capitalism, investment banker, Ivanka Trump, Jamie Dimon, Jared Kushner, Joash Barro is a weenie, Mad Dog Mattis, mainstream media, Meme, Mike Pence, moral center, MP6, National Economic Council, NEC, neofeudalism, neoliberalism, Never Trump, News, Nina Illingworth, Op-Ed, Opinion, Paul Ryan, plutocracy, Politics, Rec Reads, Recommended Reading, rich people don't give a fuck about you, Six Things I Think, Steven Mnuchin, tax cuts, the Goldman Sachs Presidency, the one percent, the Vampire Squid, Trump, Trump Administration, Trump Budget, US politics, Wall Street, Wall Street Banks, wealthy elites

ABT: Gary Cohn & the Mainstream Media Myth of the Adult in the Room

Gary Cohn is no savior; he knows precisely what Trump means to do to America and he clearly supports it – so why does mainstream media keep pretending he can moderate Trump?

Blog Memes Neoliberalism News

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A Brief Thought: Live & Let Die

After far too long an absence, Nina is back with some brief thoughts about a subject we don’t talk about much in North America, but we should – the devastating toll in human lives caused by austerity.

Blog Memes News Politics socialism

NinaIllingworth March 25, 2017November 17, 2022 A Brief Thought, ACA, ACHA, Affordable Care Act, American Health Care Act, Bernie Sanders, blog, bloodsuckers, CA4, compromises, corporate Democrats, corporate donors, corruption, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, donors, elites, for profit medical insurance, Freedom Caucus, health, health insurance, health insurance industry, healthcare, insurance scam, leeches, lie, Meme, missed opportunity, Mitt Romney, money in politics, News, Nina Illingworth, Obamacare, Op-Ed, Paul Ryan, Pelosi, Politics, public healthcare, Rec Reads, Recommended Reading, Republican Party, rich donors, Romneycare, scam, Schumer, sellouts, single-payer healthcare, Six Things I Think, Socialism, Trumpcare

A Brief Thought: Opportunity Lost – Trumpcare Falls Edition

Nina takes a very brief look at why the Democratic Party still managed to fumble toppling Trumpcare.

Memes Neoliberalism News Politics

NinaIllingworth March 5, 2017November 17, 2022 A Brief Thought, Bernie Sanders, Bernie Sanders Wing, Berniecrats, conspiracy theory, corporate donations, Democratic Party, Democrats, Democrats have no plan, DNC, DNC Chair, Donald Trump, elites, Fantastic Lies, fixed, fixed nomination process, fixed primaries, Giant Crusher Theory, Hillary Clinton, Keith Ellison, left, left wing, lefty, liberals, lobbyist, Mainstream Democrat Lies, mainstream Democrats, mainstream liberals, Meme, MP6, neoliberalism, News, Nina Illingworth, Op-Ed, Politics, punching left, Rants, Rec Reads, Recommended Reading, rich people, Russia, Six Things I Think, Socialism, stupidity, The Democratic Party is finished, Tom Perez, Wicked Game

A Brief Thought: Unity With Jackals? No Thanks

After too much time away, Nina takes a quick look at the DNC Chair race & why the Democrats are losing the left.

Essays Neoliberalism Police State Videos

NinaIllingworth September 30, 2016November 5, 2022 "rotten apples", 9/11, Amerikan Musik, anti-war movement, automation, Baltimore, Bilderberg Group, Bush Administration, C.G.P. Grey, capitalism, CIA, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, climate catastrophy, collective bargaining, conflict, conspiracy theorist, control, corporate control, corporate taxes, corporations, Crime, crusade, dark future, Deep Dives, deep state, Democracy, domestic policy, doomsayer, Dystopia, Econ, economic collapse, Economics, elites, endless war, Essays, fascism, Fascism Ascendant in the USA, FBI, Ferguson, feudalism, financial crime, financial crisis, First Crusade, foreign policy, G20 Riots, guaranteed income, human rights violations, Humans Need Not Apply, inequity, Iraq War, It's (Almost) All Economics, jobs, labor, labor power, Libya Invasion, longform writing, Manga Carta, Mass Surveillance program, Military Industrial Complex, mind power, money in politics, muscle power, neofeudalism, neoliberalism, new fascism, Nina Illingworth, NSA, Obama administration, Op-Ed, Opinion, organized labor, people power, Police, police militarization, police state, police violence, policing for profit, political class, Pope Urban II, predicting the future, profiteering, Propaganda, protests, racial profiling, Racism, racist cops, riot, Robocop, robot, Russia, Russia vs NATO & USA, saber rattling, sea level rise, shortages, slave patrols, slavery, social engineering, social theory, Socialism, spies, ST2, student loans, TADMZ, Tales from the American DMZ, tanks, tax the wealthy, taxation, The West, the western World, the work day, Thinkpiece, Torture Program, UBI, unemployable, unemployable labor, unemployment, Universal Basic Income, US & the West, US State Department, V for Vendetta, Video, Vietnam War, Vietnam War Protests, violence, war, war on drugs, War on Terror, war with Russia, WD7, wealthy elites, women's suffrage, work, WTO Riots, WWI, WWII

Tales from the American DMZ: It’s (Almost) All Economics

Nina takes a terrifying look at the potential relationship between police militarization, global war and the coming automation crisis