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Fascism Media Madness Theory Videos

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Film Sessions: Crypto-Fascism and a Modern “Shirt Group” on Media Madness

In this edition of Film Sessions we’re looking at Renegade Cut’s study of the Proud Boys to understand how crypto-fascist propaganda works.

Fascism Media Madness News Police State

NinaIllingworth September 30, 2021November 17, 2022 Adam Johnson, Adolph Reed, Aja Romano, Amanda Gailey, American fascism, Amerikan Musik, analysis, Andrew Ross, Christina Cauterucci, Copaganda, Daily Dot, David Graeber, FA1, Fantastic Lies, far right, fascism, George Monbiot, In the Aggregate, Jacobin, Jason Stanley, John Knefel, Lauren Gill, leftism, long covid, Luke Savage, Marin Scarlett, Matt Cohen, Media, Media Madness, Mikael Thalen, Mother Jones, MP6, new writing, News, Nina Illingworth, nonsite, Novara Media, Offsite Writing, Police, police state, Politics, Propaganda, Rec Reads, Recommended Reading, Scott Hechinger, Seeing Red, Shane Little, Slate, The American Prospect, The Column, The Guardian, The Intercept, Theory, Twitter, Vox, Woke, Youtube

In The Aggregate: Reactions on Media Madness

I’m taking a snapshot of Pig Empire reaction by examining some essays and articles from around the left(ish) wing internet; on Media Madness.

Climate Crisis Media Madness socialism Videos

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Film Sessions: Capitalism and a World on Boil

Our Film Sessions feature is back to analyze videos about capitalism and climate catastrophe from a familiar favorite of mine, YouTube creator Second Thought.

media Neoliberalism Police State Theory

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Six Things I Think: A Bipartisan Propaganda Frontier

An extremely granular look at the how the propaganda model predicts the mind-warping media discussion around the so called “migrant crisis at the border.”

Media Madness News Social Justice Videos

NinaIllingworth April 3, 2021April 22, 2025 anticapitalism, capitalism, Charles Mills, colonialism, critical race theory, Du Bois, Emerican Johnson, FA1, film sessions, intersectionality, JA5, left wing Youtube, Media Madness, MP6, News, Nina Illingworth, NonCompete, Peggy McIntosh, Picture Show, racialization, Racism, Reviews, Robin DiAngelo, Sara Ahmed, settler colonialism, Social Justice, Sociology, ST2, systemic analysis, Theory, Tom Nicholas, Video, What The Theory, white supremacy, whiteness

Film Sessions: Digging Up Roots on Media Madness

Our Film Sessions feature is back; Nina looks at the concept of “whiteness” with a little help from What the Theory’s Tom Nicholas, over on Media Madness.

Media Madness socialism Theory War

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Bolivian Stroke: WaPo’s Imperialist Memory Games on Media Madness

A heavily sourced Media Madness essay about the propaganda model and renewed Pig Empire efforts to undermine the socialist government of Bolivia.

Essays Neoliberalism Politics socialism

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Fool Me Twice: Kyrsten Sinema and the Poverty of Progressive Politics

A deeply sourced essay about progressive politics, acts of betrayal, and the need for an explicitly anti-capitalist mass movement in the Pig Empire.

Can't You Read Journals Police State Theory

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The War on Sharing: Thunderheads

Nina breaks ground a new journal feature that combines Marxist socio-political and historical analysis with emo ravings about a society largely ignorant of capitalism’s purpose.

Blog media Media Madness News Videos

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Film Sessions: Cancel Culture Fear of the Mob by Tom Nicholas

In this week’s Film Session we’re exploring the class and power issues behind the bogus “cancel culture debate” with Tom Nicholas over on Media Madness.

Essays Media Madness Neoliberalism Videos

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Film Sessions: Minimum Wage Debate Explained by Second Thought

Looking at the secret class war hidden inside the debate around the American minimum wage, with a new video by Second Thought.

Can't You Read Social Justice socialism Theory

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Essay: On Whiteness, Identity Politics & the Pig Empire Left (Link)

A longer, heavily sourced essay about why vast portions of the labor class left need to get over their reactionary ideas about what identity politics actually means; before history and shifting demographics leave them behind.