Nathaniel Mehr

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Nathaniel Mehr is a UK journalist whose articles have appeared in a number of mostly left-leaning UK publications, including the Communist Party of Britain's The Morning Star newspaper and the racial equality magazine Catalyst. His articles primarily pursue an anti-imperialist or socialist line, often from in the context of a critique of the mainstream media, on occasion reserving special criticism for the left wing/liberal UK press. Much of his work also appears on the website www.iShotTheDeputy.com, which describes itself as a “culture webzine”.

Nathaniel Mehr is currently co-editor of the London Progressive Journal (www.londonprogressivejournal.com), an online current affairs magazine which began operations in January 2008.

[edit] Articles

2004:

  • Mordechai Vanunu: article about Israeli anti-nuclear campaigner [1]

2005:

  • A Contrarian is Nothing to Be: article criticising Christopher Hitchens [2]
  • The Demenezes Killing: A Call For Justice and Accountability: [3]
  • Reflections on Fahrenheit 9/11: a criticism of Michael Moore’s film [4]
  • London’s Racist Mayor: article defending Ken Livingstone against allegations of anti-Semitism [5]
  • On the Saddam Trial [6]
  • About Rail Misery: a piece attaching the Evening Standard, a right wing London newspaper [7]
  • Stupid, Crass, Dangerous: attacking the adoption of the phrase “7/7” to describe the 2005 London tube bombings [8]
  • The Roots of Political Violence in Bali [9]

2006:

  • The Euston Manifesto - A Refutation: a response to the manifesto launched by the pro-war left in the UK [10]
  • Unlike Vietnam, There is No End in Sight: a criticism of comparisons between the Iraq war and Vietnam [11]
  • Why a call to “Unfuck the world” won’t bring down Bush: an attack on the anti-war group Globalise Resistance [12]
  • On Cartoon Riots: about the Danish cartoons/Islam controversy [13]
  • Goodbye, George Galloway: a fierce attack on anti-war MP George Galloway for going on the reality TV show Big Brother [14]
  • It’s the Enemy You Can’t See: a defence of, er, George Galloway [15]
  • Dictator Hangs…..: about the execution of Saddam Hussein [16]

2007:

  • Thoughts on the Invented Race Relations Crisis: about race relations in Britain [17]
  • Why “Impartiality” in News Coverage Means a Sleep-walk to the Right: Criticism of UK liberal broadsheet newspaper the Guardian [18]
  • On the Blair legacy: reflections on Tony Blair’s resignation [19]
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