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Belén Fernández

Belén Fernández

Belén Fernández is the author of "The Imperial Messenger: Thomas Friedman at Work." She is a member of the Jacobin Magazine editorial board, and her articles have appeared in the London Review of Books blog, Al Akhbar English and many other publications.

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A Mask-Less World: How the Corporate-Capitalist War on Humanity Is Wreaking Havoc

Mask-lessness is becoming contagious and normalized in a world that is far from "normal."

Belén Fernández ·

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An American Nightmare: Uvalde School Massacre

School shootings have become as American as apple pie.

Belén Fernández ·

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George W. Bush Is Not Even a Little Bit Funny

The effective annihilation of a nation is hardly a laughing matter.

Belén Fernández ·

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Making a Killing: The US Opioid Epidemic

Those responsible for the opioid-related deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans are yet to be held accountable.

Belén Fernández ·

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A Horrible Billionaire Unconcerned With Human Suffering Is a Fitting Choice for 2021 'Person of the Year'

Musk does perhaps appropriately embody what was an all-around sick year in terms of capitalism and the related maladies of coronavirus and climate change.

Belén Fernández ·

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Facebook Was Dead—And for a Few Hours Life Was Good

The outage of Facebook platforms brought some of us back to what life used to be before social media.

Belén Fernández ·

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SOS: A Plea for Freedom From Misleading Media Narratives on Cuba

Since the beginning of protests in Cuba, the U.S. corporate media have been peddling false narratives and outright lies about the country.

Belén Fernández ·

Honduras Violence

As the Honduran Coup Turns 12, Human Life Is No More a Priority Than It Was Then

How the events of 2009 in Honduras shaped my worldview.

Belén Fernández ·

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