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Hammond</a> | <span class="updated">Jan 24, 2020</span> | <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/features/essays/" rel="tag">Essays</a>, <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/featured/" rel="tag">Featured</a>, <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/topics/politics/" rel="tag">Politics</a>, <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/topics/science/" rel="tag">Science</a>, <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/regions/americas/us/" rel="tag">US</a></p> </div> <div class="excerpt entry-summary"> <p>Peter Hotez deceives New York Times readers about the odds of dying from measles in the US to persuade parents to comply with the CDC’s vaccine schedule.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-42102" class="post et-format- post-42102 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essays category-featured category-politics category-science category-us tag-cdc tag-fda tag-health tag-mainstream-media tag-propaganda tag-science tag-vaccines et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <div class="header"> <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2019/12/24/do-you-really-need-a-flu-shot-dont-ask-npr/" title="Do You Really Need a Flu Shot? Don’t Ask NPR!" class="featured-image"> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Do You Really Need a Flu Shot? Don’t Ask NPR!" data-lazy-src="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/influenza-vaccine-627x376.jpg" /><noscript><img src="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/influenza-vaccine-627x376.jpg" alt="Do You Really Need a Flu Shot? Don’t Ask NPR!" /></noscript><span class="et_pb_extra_overlay"></span> </a> </div> <div class="post-content"> <h2 class="post-title entry-title"><a class="et-accent-color" style="color:#5275dd;" href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2019/12/24/do-you-really-need-a-flu-shot-dont-ask-npr/">Do You Really Need a Flu Shot? Don’t Ask NPR!</a></h2> <div class="post-meta vcard"> <p>by <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/author/jeremy-r-hammond/" class="url fn" title="Posts by Jeremy R. Hammond" rel="author">Jeremy R. Hammond</a> | <span class="updated">Dec 24, 2019</span> | <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/features/essays/" rel="tag">Essays</a>, <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/featured/" rel="tag">Featured</a>, <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/topics/politics/" rel="tag">Politics</a>, <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/topics/science/" rel="tag">Science</a>, <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/regions/americas/us/" rel="tag">US</a></p> </div> <div class="excerpt entry-summary"> <p>While purporting to debunk “myths” keeping people from getting the influenza vaccine, NPR propagates misinformation to persuade people to get the flu shot.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-41656" class="post et-format- post-41656 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essays category-featured category-politics category-us tag-cia tag-deep-state tag-dhs tag-donald-trump tag-hillary-clinton tag-mainstream-media tag-nsa tag-propaganda tag-russia-asia-world-news tag-syria tag-us-politics et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <div class="header"> <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2019/08/09/new-york-times-persists-in-russia-election-hacking-conspiracy-theory/" title="New York Times Persists in Russia Election Hacking Conspiracy Theory" class="featured-image"> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="New York Times Persists in Russia Election Hacking Conspiracy Theory" data-lazy-src="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-627x376.jpg" /><noscript><img src="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-627x376.jpg" alt="New York Times Persists in Russia Election Hacking Conspiracy Theory" /></noscript><span class="et_pb_extra_overlay"></span> </a> </div> <div class="post-content"> <h2 class="post-title entry-title"><a class="et-accent-color" style="color:#5275dd;" href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2019/08/09/new-york-times-persists-in-russia-election-hacking-conspiracy-theory/">New York Times Persists in Russia Election Hacking Conspiracy Theory</a></h2> <div class="post-meta vcard"> <p>by <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/author/jeremy-r-hammond/" class="url fn" title="Posts by Jeremy R. Hammond" rel="author">Jeremy R. Hammond</a> | <span class="updated">Aug 9, 2019</span> | <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/features/essays/" rel="tag">Essays</a>, <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/featured/" rel="tag">Featured</a>, <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/topics/politics/" rel="tag">Politics</a>, <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/regions/americas/us/" rel="tag">US</a></p> </div> <div class="excerpt entry-summary"> <p>The New York Times persists in propagating the unevidenced conspiracy theory that the Russian government hacked into US election infrastructure in 2016.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-40825" class="post et-format- post-40825 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essays category-asia-pacific category-politics tag-afghanistan tag-corruption tag-drug-trade tag-us-foreign-policy et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <div class="header"> <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2018/10/25/afghanistans-economic-problems-and-insidious-development-constraints/" title="Afghanistan’s Economic Problems and Insidious Development Constraints" class="featured-image"> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Afghanistan’s Economic Problems and Insidious Development Constraints" data-lazy-src="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/opium-poppies-afghanistan-627x376.jpg" /><noscript><img src="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/opium-poppies-afghanistan-627x376.jpg" alt="Afghanistan’s Economic Problems and Insidious Development Constraints" /></noscript><span class="et_pb_extra_overlay"></span> </a> </div> <div class="post-content"> <h2 class="post-title entry-title"><a class="et-accent-color" style="color:#2d90b5;" href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2018/10/25/afghanistans-economic-problems-and-insidious-development-constraints/">Afghanistan’s Economic Problems and Insidious Development Constraints</a></h2> <div class="post-meta vcard"> <p>by <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/author/obaidullah-burhani/" class="url fn" title="Posts by Obaidullah Burhani" rel="author">Obaidullah Burhani</a> | <span class="updated">Oct 25, 2018</span> | <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/features/essays/" rel="tag">Essays</a>, <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/regions/asia-pacific/" rel="tag">Asia Pacific</a>, <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/topics/politics/" rel="tag">Politics</a></p> </div> <div class="excerpt entry-summary"> <p>Worsening inequalities, criminality, and political corruption is keeping ordinary Afghans impoverished while lining the pockets of the state’s cronies.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-40688" class="post et-format- post-40688 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-asia-pacific category-culture category-essays category-politics tag-china tag-communism tag-government tag-liberty tag-propaganda tag-terrorism tag-uyghurs et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <div class="header"> <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2018/09/21/chinas-use-of-psychological-warfare-against-uyghurs/" title="China’s Use of Psychological Warfare Against Uyghurs" class="featured-image"> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="China’s Use of Psychological Warfare Against Uyghurs" data-lazy-src="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/uyghur-man-china.jpg" /><noscript><img src="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/uyghur-man-china.jpg" alt="China’s Use of Psychological Warfare Against Uyghurs" /></noscript><span class="et_pb_extra_overlay"></span> </a> </div> <div class="post-content"> <h2 class="post-title entry-title"><a class="et-accent-color" style="color:#2d90b5;" href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2018/09/21/chinas-use-of-psychological-warfare-against-uyghurs/">China’s Use of Psychological Warfare Against Uyghurs</a></h2> <div class="post-meta vcard"> <p>by <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/author/mamtimin-ala/" class="url fn" title="Posts by Mamtimin Ala" rel="author">Mamtimin Ala</a> | <span class="updated">Sep 21, 2018</span> | <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/regions/asia-pacific/" rel="tag">Asia Pacific</a>, <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/topics/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/features/essays/" rel="tag">Essays</a>, <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/topics/politics/" rel="tag">Politics</a></p> </div> <div class="excerpt entry-summary"> <p>The Uyghurs will continue to be traumatized across generations and for decades to come due to the psychological torture that China is inflicting upon them.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-40179" class="post et-format- post-40179 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essays category-featured category-science category-us tag-cdc tag-mainstream-media tag-propaganda tag-science tag-vaccines et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <div class="header"> <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2018/06/19/how-the-cdc-uses-fear-marketing-to-increase-demand-for-flu-vaccines/" title="How the CDC Uses Fear Marketing to Increase Demand for Flu Vaccines" class="featured-image"> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="How the CDC Uses Fear Marketing to Increase Demand for Flu Vaccines" data-lazy-src="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cdc-building.jpg" /><noscript><img src="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cdc-building.jpg" alt="How the CDC Uses Fear Marketing to Increase Demand for Flu Vaccines" /></noscript><span class="et_pb_extra_overlay"></span> </a> </div> <div class="post-content"> <h2 class="post-title entry-title"><a class="et-accent-color" style="color:#5275dd;" href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2018/06/19/how-the-cdc-uses-fear-marketing-to-increase-demand-for-flu-vaccines/">How the CDC Uses Fear Marketing to Increase Demand for Flu Vaccines</a></h2> <div class="post-meta vcard"> <p>by <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/author/jeremy-r-hammond/" class="url fn" title="Posts by Jeremy R. Hammond" rel="author">Jeremy R. Hammond</a> | <span class="updated">Jun 19, 2018</span> | <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/features/essays/" rel="tag">Essays</a>, <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/featured/" rel="tag">Featured</a>, <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/topics/science/" rel="tag">Science</a>, <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/regions/americas/us/" rel="tag">US</a></p> </div> <div class="excerpt entry-summary"> <p>The CDC’s questionable estimates of annual flu hospitalizations and deaths align with its fear marketing strategy to increase demand for flu vaccines.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-40028" class="post et-format- post-40028 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essays category-asia-pacific category-economy tag-afghanistan tag-china tag-economy tag-islamic-state tag-taliban tag-us-foreign-policy et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <div class="header"> <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2018/05/29/afghanistans-mineral-resources-fueling-war-and-insurgency/" title="Afghanistan’s Mineral Resources Fueling War and Insurgency" class="featured-image"> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Afghanistan’s Mineral Resources Fueling War and Insurgency" data-lazy-src="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/afghanistan-landscape.jpg" /><noscript><img src="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/afghanistan-landscape.jpg" alt="Afghanistan’s Mineral Resources Fueling War and Insurgency" /></noscript><span class="et_pb_extra_overlay"></span> </a> </div> <div class="post-content"> <h2 class="post-title entry-title"><a class="et-accent-color" style="color:#2d90b5;" href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2018/05/29/afghanistans-mineral-resources-fueling-war-and-insurgency/">Afghanistan’s Mineral Resources Fueling War and Insurgency</a></h2> <div class="post-meta vcard"> <p>by <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/author/ahmad-shah-katawazai/" class="url fn" title="Posts by Ahmad Shah Katawazai" rel="author">Ahmad Shah Katawazai</a> | <span class="updated">May 29, 2018</span> | <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/features/essays/" rel="tag">Essays</a>, <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/regions/asia-pacific/" rel="tag">Asia Pacific</a>, <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/topics/economy/" rel="tag">Economy</a></p> </div> <div class="excerpt entry-summary"> <p>Afghanistan’s rich mineral resources could prove to be the best substitutes for foreign aid and could decrease the country’s dependence on donor countries and foreign support. These resources, if properly managed, provide an opportunity for Afghanistan to write its own story of economic success.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-39993" class="post et-format- post-39993 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essays category-palestine category-politics tag-christianity tag-donald-trump tag-history tag-islam tag-israel tag-jersualem tag-judaism tag-palestine tag-religion tag-us-foreign-policy tag-zionism et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <div class="header"> <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2018/05/24/us-recognition-of-jerusalem-as-israels-capital-a-travesty-of-history/" title="US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital: A Travesty of History" class="featured-image"> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital: A Travesty of History" data-lazy-src="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/trump-western-wall-627x376.jpg" /><noscript><img src="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/trump-western-wall-627x376.jpg" alt="US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital: A Travesty of History" /></noscript><span class="et_pb_extra_overlay"></span> </a> </div> <div class="post-content"> <h2 class="post-title entry-title"><a class="et-accent-color" style="color:#5275dd;" href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2018/05/24/us-recognition-of-jerusalem-as-israels-capital-a-travesty-of-history/">US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital: A Travesty of History</a></h2> <div class="post-meta vcard"> <p>by <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/author/k-r-bolton/" class="url fn" title="Posts by Kerry R Bolton" rel="author">Kerry R Bolton</a> | <span class="updated">May 24, 2018</span> | <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/features/essays/" rel="tag">Essays</a>, <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/regions/middle-east/palestine/" rel="tag">Palestine</a>, <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/topics/politics/" rel="tag">Politics</a></p> </div> <div class="excerpt entry-summary"> <p>To understand Trump’s policy reversal in recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel requires understanding the character of Zionism and Jerusalem as part of a “messianic” “Greater Israel”, as well as the historical relationship between this ancient pre-Israelite city and the many peoples of the region.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-39803" class="post et-format- post-39803 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essays category-palestine category-reviews tag-bds tag-books tag-icc tag-icj tag-international-law tag-israel tag-israeli-occupation tag-palestine tag-palestinian-refugees tag-un tag-us-foreign-policy et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <div class="header"> <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2018/04/23/review-of-richard-falks-palestines-horizon-toward-a-just-peace/" title="Review of Richard Falk’s “Palestine’s Horizon: Toward a Just Peace”" class="featured-image"> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Review of Richard Falk’s “Palestine’s Horizon: Toward a Just Peace”" data-lazy-src="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/jerusalem-sunrise.jpg" /><noscript><img src="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/jerusalem-sunrise.jpg" alt="Review of Richard Falk’s “Palestine’s Horizon: Toward a Just Peace”" /></noscript><span class="et_pb_extra_overlay"></span> </a> </div> <div class="post-content"> <h2 class="post-title entry-title"><a class="et-accent-color" style="color:#5275dd;" href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2018/04/23/review-of-richard-falks-palestines-horizon-toward-a-just-peace/">Review of Richard Falk’s “Palestine’s Horizon: Toward a Just Peace”</a></h2> <div class="post-meta vcard"> <p>by <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/author/jeremy-r-hammond/" class="url fn" title="Posts by Jeremy R. Hammond" rel="author">Jeremy R. Hammond</a> | <span class="updated">Apr 23, 2018</span> | <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/features/essays/" rel="tag">Essays</a>, <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/regions/middle-east/palestine/" rel="tag">Palestine</a>, <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/topics/reviews/" rel="tag">Reviews</a></p> </div> <div class="excerpt entry-summary"> <p>In “Palestine’s Horizon: Toward a Just Peace”, Richard Falk emphasizes the present need “to take stock, and reformulate a vision and strategy to guide the Palestinian struggle”. The book is an invaluable contribution precisely because it goes so far in doing just that.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-39686" class="post et-format- post-39686 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essays category-middle-east category-politics tag-bahrain tag-egypt tag-international-law tag-iran tag-muslim-brotherhood tag-qatar tag-saudi-arabia tag-turkey-world-news tag-uae tag-un tag-us-foreign-policy et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <div class="header"> <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2018/03/14/the-gulf-crisis-reassessed/" title="The Gulf Crisis Reassessed" class="featured-image"> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="The Gulf Crisis Reassessed" data-lazy-src="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/doha-qatar-627x376.jpg" /><noscript><img src="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/doha-qatar-627x376.jpg" alt="The Gulf Crisis Reassessed" /></noscript><span class="et_pb_extra_overlay"></span> </a> </div> <div class="post-content"> <h2 class="post-title entry-title"><a class="et-accent-color" style="color:#5275dd;" href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2018/03/14/the-gulf-crisis-reassessed/">The Gulf Crisis Reassessed</a></h2> <div class="post-meta vcard"> <p>by <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/author/richard-falk/" class="url fn" title="Posts by Richard Falk" rel="author">Richard Falk</a> | <span class="updated">Mar 14, 2018</span> | <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/features/essays/" rel="tag">Essays</a>, <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/regions/middle-east/" rel="tag">Middle East</a>, <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/category/topics/politics/" rel="tag">Politics</a></p> </div> <div class="excerpt entry-summary"> <p>The “13 Demands” from the coalition of states that have implemented a blockade of Qatar are incompatible with principles of international law.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-39488" class="post et-format- post-39488 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essays category-featured category-palestine category-politics tag-peace-process tag-1967-war tag-icc tag-icj tag-international-law tag-israeli-occupation tag-israeli-settlements tag-mahmoud-abbas tag-palestine tag-palestinian-authority tag-un tag-us-foreign-policy et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <div class="header"> <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2018/01/26/un-resolution-242s-true-significance-vs-popular-zionist-myth/" title="UN Resolution 242’s True Significance vs. Popular Zionist Myth" class="featured-image"> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="UN Resolution 242’s True Significance vs. Popular Zionist Myth" data-lazy-src="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/UN-Security-Council-627x376.jpg" /><noscript><img src="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/UN-Security-Council-627x376.jpg" alt="UN Resolution 242’s True Significance vs. Popular Zionist Myth" /></noscript><span class="et_pb_extra_overlay"></span> </a> </div> <div class="post-content"> <h2 class="post-title entry-title"><a class="et-accent-color" style="color:#5275dd;" href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2018/01/26/un-resolution-242s-true-significance-vs-popular-zionist-myth/">UN Resolution 242’s True Significance vs. Popular Zionist Myth</a></h2> <div class="post-meta vcard"> <p>by <a href="https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/author/jeremy-r-hammond/" class="url fn" title="Posts by Jeremy R. Hammond" rel="author">Jeremy R. 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