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Nina-Bytes: Selling the Pogroms

Nina examines an important article by Evan Urquhart at Assigned to help illustrate how mainstream media provides ideological justification for a trans pogrom.

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Nina-Bytes: Call and Response

Today we’re using two recent articles to analyze the obvious connection between fascist anti-LGBTQ rhetoric in US politics and reactionary stochastic terrorism.

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Nina-Bytes: Impact Statement

In Nina-Bytes we’re looking at yet another US government report that demonstrates our leaders are trying to kill us for capitalism in the face of climate crisis

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Film Sessions: Does Capitalism Really Reduce Poverty (Link)

A new Media Madness blog featuring a short video from the Gravel Institute and Marxist economist (and fan favorite) Richard D. Wolff.

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Theory Discussion: On Media, White Nationalism & Hugo Weaving

An lengthy discussion about why propping up corporate “liberal” media is no antidote to the rise of white nationalism; triggered by reading an interview with Hugo Weaving.

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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.

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The Skinny: Fascism, Tyranny and the Smear Machine

In this edition of The Skinny on Patreon, we look at why normalizing fascism and othering leftism is a recipe for a reactionary nightmare.

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Insidiocracy: Russiagate, Corporate Media & Losing My Religion – Part Two

Part two of a five part series looking at mainstream corporate media retractions, walk backs, and debunked articles about Russia and reflections on my own personal experiences with the objectively surreal “Russiagate” saga.

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Fantastic Lies: Special Ratf*cking Edition Part Two

The battle for the 2020 Dem Nomination has started early this time and the corporate media smear machine is already after Bernie Sanders – Part 2

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Fantastic Lies: Special Ratf*cking Edition Part One

The battle for the 2020 Democratic Nomination has started early this time and the corporate media smear machine is already in top gear; on Bernie Sanders, toxic campaign culture and the fine art of ratf*cking…

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