The Nation magazine has become the house journal of the BDS movement in America. But it wasn’t always that way. Back in 1981, The Nation published a brilliant piece of investigative journalism exposing the role of US corporations in complying with the Arab boycott; in doing so, the writers offered some vital insights into why the boycott movement is so irredeemably and wretchedly reactionary. I explain more in my latest piece for The Huffington Post.
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Great article Ben, although the reading the comments that your articles attract are always a exercise in tolerating inanity and insanity.
You did see that the nation ran a very strong piece in opposition too right? Same topic, two sides. The “house magazine” for a viewpoint wouldn’t usually give equal time to it’s opposing view. I think the other piece would have been important to note in your post.
nice one, Ben
For many the Arab boycott has slipped down the memory hole. See this extract relating to Lord Mancroft who was forced to resign from the Norwich Union Board because he was a Jew:
http://books.google.com/books?id=2tFnXdEuKgoC&pg=PA98&lpg=PA98&dq=Lord+Mancroft+norwich+union&source=bl&ots=joqt5M7vhP&sig=jYm9MMFiE9naUBxEm9VaPPe0sAc&hl=en&ei=vNAHS_nmC4-N4gaNtvHpBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CBMQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Lord%20Mancroft%20norwich%20union&f=false
We liked this article so much we linked to it! http://www.jidaily.com/M6G