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Blog Capitalism Climate Crisis Politics

NinaIllingworth November 16, 2022 Abdul El-Sayed, anticapitalism, antifascism, Biden Administration, Big Oil, blog, CA4, capitalism, capitalist realism, climate apocalypse, Climate Crisis, climate genocide, climate science denial, Covid 19, dark money, Democratic Party, ecofascism, Eugenics, FA1, fascism, fascist conspiracy theories, for profit healthcare, fossil fuel industry, free market fundamentalism, genocide, GOP, Great Replacement Theory, green jobs, Jacobin, medical debt, medical insurance industry, money in politics, MP6, neofeudalism, Nina Illingworth, Nina-Bytes, pandemic, Politics, Republicans, Ricardo Gomez, Socialism, ST2, the GOP is fascist, The New Republic, Theory, Trumpism, US Midterm Elections, US politics

Nina-Bytes: Things Left Unsaid

You can learn a lot by listening to what American politicians talk about during elections; but sometimes, what they won’t talk about reveals a whole lot more.

Blog Fascism media Theory

NinaIllingworth November 15, 2022November 15, 2022 Amerikan Musik, anti-trans pogrom, blog, CA4, corporate media, dark money, Democratic Party, Don't Say Gay Bill, Donald Trump, FA1, fascism, Florida, GOP, instagram, Media, Mini Theory Blog, money in politics, monopoly media, Nina Illingworth, Politics, Pork Reich, propaganda model, reactionary thought, red trickle midterm, Republican Party, Ron DeSantis, ST2, Theory, Trumpen-Waffen, Trumpism, US Midterm Elections, US politics

Mini-Theory Blog: Reactionary Genesis

In today’s Mini Theory Blog, we’re talking about why an election isn’t the end of American fascism so long as the media helps it regenerate and thrive.

Climate Crisis media Neoliberalism Politics

NinaIllingworth October 8, 2021November 5, 2022 Andy Kroll, API, Ari Berman, Arizona, Biden Agenda, Brett Wilkins, Build Back Better Act, CA4, CC3, CEPP, Charles Koch, Clean Electricity Performance Program, climate catastrophe, Climate Crisis, coal, Common Dreams, corporate donors, corruption, Daniel Boguslaw, Daniel Strauss, dark money, David Sirota, Democratic Party, FA1, Fantastic Lies, filibuster, fossil fuels, Geoff Dembicki, Gizmodo, immigration reform, infrastructure bill, infrastructure spending, Joe Biden, Joe Manchin, Kate Aronoff, Kochtopus, Kyrsten Sinema, legalized bribery, liberal politics, lobby groups, lobbying, lobbyist, Mark Gruenberg, Media, migrants, Molly Taft, money in politics, Mother Jones, MP6, natural gas, neofeudalism, neoliberalism, oligarchy, People's World, plutocracy, Politics, progressive politics, Propaganda, reconciliation bill, Rolling Stone, Ryan Grim, Sara Sirota, Sharon Zhang, Six Things I Think, Super PACS, the Daily Poster, The Intercept, The New Republic, Truthout, US Senate, West Virginia

Six Things I Think: Reconciliation and the Dirty Pair

Nina’s back with an in-depth investigation into a riddle no one outside of the Beltway was struggling to solve. Power, politics and payola collide on NIDC.

Can't You Read media Neoliberalism Politics

NinaIllingworth October 24, 2019November 5, 2022 2020 Democratic Party Nomination Contest, bad predictions, Bernie Sanders, blog, building a narrative, Can't You Read, class war, corporate candidate, corporate media, Democratic Party, Joe Biden, liberalism, manufacturing consent, Media, Michigan, Michigan primary was rigged, money in politics, MP6, neoliberalism, Nina Illingworth, Obama, Offsite Writing, Palooka Joe, Politics, polls, Propaganda, Super Tuesday, they cheated Bernie again, Voltron strategy

Blog: Manufacturing A Primary Narrative

A short blog analyzing the media’s false narrative about Joe Biden that turned out to be right, and also wrong, once the primaries started. It’s complicated.

Essays Media Madness Neoliberalism Politics

NinaIllingworth May 16, 2019November 5, 2022 2020 Democratic Party Nomination Contest, African Americans, analysis, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Biden is a racist, Biden worked with segregationists, capitalism, CBC, Congressional Black Caucus, democratic socialism, Essays, Fantastic Lies, forecasting, Jim Clyburn, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Kingmaking, liberal establishment, Media, Media Madness, media narratives, money in politics, MP6, neofeudalism, neoliberalism, Nina Illingworth, Offsite Writing, Politics, rigged, screwing Bernie, Socialism, South Carolina, the plot to stop Bernie, The War Between Us, voter demographics

Kingmaking on Media Madness

A painfully accurate 2020 Dem nomination forecast that I nevertheless managed to ignore when picking Sanders to win; on Media Madness.

Blog Media Madness Politics Take Downs

NinaIllingworth May 9, 2019November 5, 2022 2020 Democratic Party Nomination Contest, Bernie Sanders, blog, bribery, CA4, carbon, CC3, climate catastrophe, Climate Crisis, coal, democratic socialism, Fantastic Lies, fossil fuels, Harvard, Harvard Law, informal writing, Larry Tribe is on the take, Larry Tribe should shut up, Laurence Tribe, liberal establishment, liberals, lobbying is legalized bribery, lobbyist, Media, Media Madness, money in politics, MP6, neoliberalism, New Green Deal, Nina Illingworth, Offsite Writing, oligarchy, Peabody, Peabody Energy Corp, phony, Politics, Propaganda, propaganda campaigns, smearing Bernie, smears, social media, Socialism, Take Downs, Twitter, US politics, What's Really Troubling Larry Tribe, who is the phony now Larry

“What’s Really Troubling Larry Tribe?” on Media Madness

A short blog post on Media Madness about why Larry Tribe should keep Bernie Sanders’ name out of his coal-encrusted pie hole.

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.

Blog Neoliberalism News Politics

NinaIllingworth December 18, 2017November 17, 2022 80 percent oppose repealing net neutrality, activism, Ajit Pai, Alt Right, anti free speech, anti-democratic, austerity, blocking, Brendan Carr, bribery, CA4, censorship, Citizen's United, Comcast, compromised, fake comments, FCC, FCC regulations, FCC repeals net neutrality, GOP, hijacked, ignored comments, indentity theft, informal writing, internet for the rich, Internet Service Providers, ISPs, Jessica Rosenworcel, lawsuit, lie, Meme, Michael O’Rielly, Mignon Clyburn, money in politics, monopoly, neoliberalism, Net Neutrality, nightmare scenario, Nina Illingworth, non elected officials, NY Attorney General, online censorship, Op-Ed, Politics, public comment period, Rec Reads, Recommended Reading, Republican, robbery, scam, Six Things I Think, spambots, taking from the poor to give to monopoloy ISPs, The Simple Truth, throttling, Title II, US politics, Verizon, wealthy elites

The Simple Truth: The FCC & ISPs Are Attacking Free Speech Online

I’m back with a quick but informative look at the FCC’s recent 3-2, heinously anti-democratic decision to repeal Tittle II protection for Net Neutrality and what you can do about it

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.

Censorship Essays Memes News Politics

NinaIllingworth August 9, 2017November 17, 2022 A Brief Thought, ACLU, activism, AIPAC, American Civil Liberties Union, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Amerikan Musik, Ann Coulter, Apartheid Israel, atrocity, BDS, Bernie Sanders, bipartisan, Boycott Divest Sanctions, CA4, censorship, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, corporate media, corruption, Donald Trump, Essays, fascism, Fascism Ascendant in the USA, felony, first amendment rights, foreign bribery, forever war, free speech debate, Gaza, Giant Russia Theory, Israel, Justice, legalized bribery, lobby, mainstream media, Media, Meme, money in politics, MP6, News, Nina Illingworth, oppression, Palestine, Palestinian American rights, pig empire, Politics, President Trump, protest rights, quid pro quo, Rec Reads, Recommended Reading, right wing reactionaries, Russiagate, Six Things I Think, swine emperor Trump, UN, United Nations, US Congress, US Senate, war, White House

A Brief Thought: Legalized Bribery & Who Gets the Conch

After a long battle with allergies, Nina is back with an in depth look at the proposed Israel Anti-Boycott Act in the context of larger political news

Blog Memes Neoliberalism News

NinaIllingworth July 8, 2017November 17, 2022 A Brief Thought, activism, AHCA, analysis, austerity, bailout, banker, big banks, blog, CA4, Citizen's United, class war, consequences, corporate media, corporate rule, corruption, Cypher, Democrats, Dennis Miller, Dollarocracy, Economics, elites, financial crisis, Flint Michigan, Flint Water Crisis, forecasting, Global Trumpism, globalism, globalization, government for the rich, Governor Rick Snyder, Grenfell Tower, Inequality, insurance scam, Koch Brothers, lobbying, Mark Blyth, McJobs, Meme, money in politics, neofeudalism, News, nightmare industrialists, Nina Illingworth, no benefits, oligarchs, oligarchy, Op-Ed, Opinion, police state, Politics, private health insurance, Rants, Rec Reads, Recommended Reading, regulation busting, regulations, Republican, rich people don't care about you, rigged economy, Six Things I Think, Snyder should hang, Socialism, Steven Mnuchin, student debt, swine emperor Trump, the one percent, The West, Tory austerity, tragedy, Trumpcare, UK, UK austerity, union busting, USA, Wall Street, western democracies, western Europe

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.

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