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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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Articles by this author

 
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Beware Western Hypocrisy When It Comes to Human Rights at the World Cup

As the old saying goes, look in the mirror before you judge others.

Belén Fernández ·

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These Supreme Court Cases Could Spell Final Doom for US Democracy

If the conservative court upholds attempted violations of the Voting Rights Act, the US can drop pretences to justice.

Belén Fernández ·

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Trump Likening the US to a 'Third-World Country' Is Something We Can Agree On

The imperial hubris on display in the use of such lingo towards poorer nations can't hide America's own failures.

Belén Fernández ·

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Israel Continues to Routinize 'Systematic Slaughter'

Israel is engaging in straight-up terrorism—at least according to, you know, the Cambridge Dictionary definition.

Belén Fernández ·

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No Longer Proud to Be An American, But At Least I Know We're Not Free

What this country has become is not what freedom looks like.

Belén Fernández ·

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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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