Category: Editorial
The New York Times’ Prejudice against Imprisoned Palestinian Leader Marwan Barghouti
by Jeremy R. Hammond | May 4, 2017 | Editorial, Palestine, Politics, US
The New York Times’ failure to provide “sufficient context” goes well beyond not explaining Israel’s charges against Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti.
10 Zionist Arguments You’ve Encountered, But Didn’t Have Answers To
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Nov 28, 2016 | Editorial, Featured, Palestine, Politics
Here are ten popular arguments Zionists use to defend Israel’s crimes against the Palestinians and how to answer them effectively.
The Libertarian Case for Palestine
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Sep 16, 2016 | Editorial, Palestine, Politics, Viewpoints
Jeremy R. Hammond presents the Libertarian case for Palestine in a debate on the Tom Woods Show over the legitimacy of the establishment of Israel.
The No-State Solution to the Israel-Palestine Conflict
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Jul 9, 2016 | Editorial, Palestine, US
It is time for the citizens of the world to effect the paradigm shift required to bring about a peaceful resolution to the world’s most infamous conflict.
How Turkey’s Reconciliation Deal with Israel Harms the Palestinians
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Jun 30, 2016 | Asia Pacific, Editorial, Middle East, News & Analysis, Palestine
By signing the reconciliation agreement with Israel, Turkey has betrayed the Palestinians and made itself complicit in Israel’s occupation regime.
Stop Blaming Free Markets
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Apr 4, 2016 | Economy, Editorial, US
It is in the state’s interest to indoctrinate the public with the belief that the “free market” is to blame for consequences of state interventions.
A Measles Death, Vaccines, and the Media’s Failure to Inform
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Jul 5, 2015 | Editorial, Science, US
US media reports on the first confirmed measles death since 2003 treat the subject of vaccines as though there was no discussion to be had. There is.
Roger Cohen’s Racist Opposition to the Palestinian Right of Return
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Feb 13, 2014 | Editorial, Palestine, US
New York Times columnist Roger Cohen this week made an openly racist argument against the Palestinian right of return, declaring his opposition to this goal of the BDS movement on the grounds that it would threaten Israel’s existence as a “Jewish state”.
US Policy Fueling Violence and Oppression in Egypt
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Dec 27, 2013 | Editorial, US
US policy towards Egypt is helping to fuel the violence, oppression, and social upheaval that could spiral even more dangerously out of control.
Syria and Lessons Unlearned from the U.S./NATO Bombing of Kosovo
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Sep 6, 2013 | Editorial, Europe, Middle East, US
The case of the U.S./NATO bombing of Kosovo is indeed a useful model for Syria, if the right lesson is drawn from it.
The Path to Peace Lies In Rejecting the ‘Peace Process’
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Aug 28, 2013 | Editorial, Palestine, US
The Palestinian leadership must stop choosing that the Palestinians live as oppressed peoples. That will be the next step towards peace.
Denying Fed’s Role in Housing Bubble, Paul Krugman Exposes His Intellectual Dishonesty
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Aug 23, 2013 | Economy, Editorial, US
In his latest column, Krugman asks, “Why have we been having so many bubbles?” His answer is instructive.
Joe Nocera’s Epic Fail: Lamenting Deregulation of the Airline Industry
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Aug 21, 2013 | Economy, Editorial, US
Joe Nocera in his New York Times column last week railed against deregulation of the airline industry that occurred in 1978, pointing to its long-term consequences as an example of the alleged evils of the free market, but in his effort managed only to produce self-contradictory nonsense revealing extraordinary cognitive dissonance stemming from his ideological myopia.
The Egyptian Military’s Massacres and the U.S. Government’s High ‘Threshold’ for Violence
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Aug 19, 2013 | Editorial, US
U.S. policy virtually guaranteed that the military would follow through on its threat by sending the clear message to the generals that if they did engage in yet another murderous crackdown on protestors, the $1.5 billion expropriated from U.S. taxpayers to be given annually to the Egyptian military would continue unabated, despite it being in violation of the U.S.’s own law, which prohibits the U.S. government from financing any regime that has gained power through a coup.
The U.S.’s Policy of Supporting Israel’s Illegal Colonization of Palestinian Land
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Aug 18, 2013 | Editorial, Palestine, US
US policy toward Israel’s illegal colonization of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, is rhetorically of mild opposition but in deed of strong support.
How the U.S. Supports Democracy in Egypt
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Aug 6, 2013 | Editorial, US
When the Obama administration announced on July 25 that it was free to violate U.S. law by continuing to finance the Egyptian military to the tune of $1.5 billion annually, the message was understood loud and clear in Cairo.
Why John Kerry’s ‘Deal to Revive Mideast Talks’ Will Fail
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Jul 22, 2013 | Editorial, Palestine, US
The Palestinian leadership may have been tempted by the Obama administration’s bait, and may be nibbling at the hook, but the Palestinian people will not tolerate the P.A. negotiating away their rights
Krugman vs. Hazlitt on Minimum Wage: Who Is Really ‘Wrong About Everything’?
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Jul 22, 2013 | Economy, Editorial, US
In his blog last week, Paul Krugman lambasted Austrian economist Henry Hazlitt, writing that “Hazlitt has been wrong about everything for more than 80 years” and acting bewildered that Hazlitt is nevertheless “still regarded as a guru.”
The Ever Louder Banging of Drums for War on Syria (to Send a Message to Iran)
by Jeremy R. Hammond | May 28, 2013 | Editorial, Middle East, US
There has been a growing narrative in the media that it is necessary for the U.S. to act with a full-scale military intervention in Syria to topple the government of President Bashar al-Assad, with the usual myopic and willfully dishonest arguments.
The Demonization of Richard Falk
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Apr 26, 2013 | Editorial, Palestine, US
It is clear from the hysterical reactions to Mr. Falk’s commentary on the Boston bombings that his own sin is in speaking uncomfortable truths many Americans don’t want to hear