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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.

Blog Patreon Politics Social Media War

NinaIllingworth October 31, 2019November 17, 2022 American fascism, anti war, Anti-climate conspiracy, Bernie Blackout, Bernie Sanders, blog, capitalism, climate catastrophe, CNN, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, Edward Snowden, Essays, FA1, fascism, faux left, fixed, foreign policy, Gaetz Gang, GOP stunt, Greta Thunberg, Hillary Clinton, Imperialism, Joe Biden, layman history of liberalism, Liz Warren, McCarthyism, media bias against Sanders, MP6, Odds and Ends, Opinion, Patreon, Patreon Blog, Permanent Record, pig empire, Politics, polling, Rec Reads, Recommended Reading, Republicans are fascist sympathizers, Russiagate, social media, Squad endoresments, swing voters are an excuse, Trump impeachment, Trump is guilty, Tulsi Gabbard, Ukraine Call Scandal, war, war in Syria, Warren native status lie, Warren Technocrat, WD7, western support of terrorism

Odds and Ends: Thick Skinnys and Malcolm on the Margins

A collection of links to all of my recent Skinny social media essays and Can’t You Read blog posts previously unshared on this site.

Essays media Patreon Politics socialism

NinaIllingworth October 30, 2019April 15, 2025 2020 Democratic Party Nomination Contest, 2020 US Election, Bernie 2020, Bernie Blackout, Bernie is Back, Bernie Sanders, bogus polls, class war, corporate media, Democratic Party, democratic socialism, Essays, Fantastic Lies, Joe Biden, liberal media, likely voters, Liz Warren, Media, MP6, narrative, Nina Illingworth, Offsite Writing, Patreon, Patreon Blog, political media, Politics, polling, Queens Rally, Rec Reads, Recommended Reading, ruling class, Socialism

Link: On Bernie Sanders, Polling and Perception – New Essay

A link to my latest essay on Patreon in which I look at the reasons Bernie Sanders is going to drastically outperform the polls in the 2020 Democratic Party nomination contest.

Books Can't You Read Essays War

NinaIllingworth October 3, 2019April 14, 2025 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, 2019April 14, 2025 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.

media Patreon Politics socialism

NinaIllingworth September 28, 2019April 14, 2025 2020 Democratic Party Nomination Contest, Bernie Sanders, bourgeoisie, CA4, class, class warfare, democratic socialism, Fantastic Lies, Harvard conspiracy, Joe Biden, labor class, Left Wing Media, letters, liberals, Liz Warren, manager class, Media, Medicare for all, MP6, Nina Illingworth, Offsite Writing, open letter, Patreon, Patreon Blog, PMC, Politics, Rec Reads, Recommended Reading, rich people, sans culottes, Socialism, ST2

Link: An Open Letter to the American Left and in Particular, the Bourgeoisie “Left Wing” Media

Some thoughts on “Left Wing” American media and class tensions in the 2020 Democratic Party nomination contest.

Essays News Patreon Social Media

NinaIllingworth September 26, 2019April 13, 2025 2020 Dem Primary Season, analysis, antifascism, Arun Gupta, Bernie 2020, blog, blogging, Can't You Read, climate catastrophe, Donald Trump, Essays, Facebook, foreign policy, ICE, Jacobin, Joe Biden, labor class, left wing politics, liberals, manufacturing consent, Mastodon, Media, MP6, News, nobody trust the media, Odds and Ends, Offsite Writing, Opinion, Patreon, Patreon Blog, Rec Reads, Recommended Reading, Six Things I Think, social media, Socialism, The Skinny, Twitter, US politics, voting theory, war on the homeless, Working Families Party

Odds and Ends: A Skinny Week and Malcolm Tucker Goes to War

A link to all my offsite pieces in an extremely busy week of blogging on Patreon and Can’t You Read.

Censorship Site Updates Social Media

NinaIllingworth September 22, 2019November 17, 2022 Anarcho Nina Writes Chat, banned, Can't You Read, censorship, comments section, Contact Page, Discord Chat, Facebook, Mastodon, Media Matters, Nina Illingworth, Patreon, Patreon Blog, Rec Reads, Recommended Reading, Site Updates, social media, The Skinny, Twitter

Site Updates: New Discord Chat, Social Media and The Skinny

A brief look at where I’ve been, where I’m writing and our new Discord Chat page.

Blog Can't You Read Neoliberalism Politics

NinaIllingworth September 21, 2019November 17, 2022 2020 Democratic Party Nomination Contest, 2020 US Election, Andrew Yang, blog, CA4, Can't You Read, Democratic Party, Essays, Facebook, informal writing, MP6, neoliberalism, Nina Illingworth, Offsite Writing, Opinion, Politics, Rec Reads, Recommended Reading, Silicon Valley, Social Justice, UBI, VC Tech Bros

Link: The Trouble With Andy Yang (Facebook)

A short, informal essay about why 2020 Dem Primary candidate Andrew Yang isn’t who he’s pretending to be.

Blog Fascism Media Madness Police State

NinaIllingworth September 19, 2019April 13, 2025 American Gestapo, Amerikan Musik, analysis, blog, concentration camps, Donald Trump, Essays, FA1, fascism, Gestapo, ICE, Media Madness, Media Madness blog, MP6, News, Nina Illingworth, Offsite Writing, Police, police state, police violence, Rec Reads, Recommended Reading, Republican, Stephen Miller, Trump Administration, US politics

Link: Screamsheets America Gestapo Edition (Media Madness)

A brief look at how 4 recent articles about ICE connect together and why the media isn’t doing enough to fight the rise of Americanized fascism from Media Madness.

Essays Personal Social Media

NinaIllingworth September 18, 2019November 17, 2022 censorship, Essays, News, Offsite Writing, Patreon Blog, personal, Rec Reads, Recommended Reading, social media, update, writing

Link: The Trouble With Tricks (Patreon Blog)

Link to an offsite essay about my recent struggles with writing and my plan to get back on the horse.