Nathan Sommer
nsommer1@binghamton.edu
20 Articles
Opinions
Cuba’s latest blackout is a symptom of the U.S. blockade
On Oct. 18, Cuba’s power grid fell victim to Tropical Storm Oscar. The only working power plant in Cuba at the time was the Antonio Guiteras Plant, and when it went down,...
Opinions
Israeli terrorism in Lebanon must be condemned
Lebanon was subject to a series of terror attacks targeting communication devices on Sept. 17 and 18. The covert operation was reportedly put in motion five months ago. At least 32 people...
Opinions
Liberal Zionism is a hoax
Israel’s Operation Swords of Iron has killed liberal Zionism. But unlike the more than 40,000 Palestinians dead, liberal Zionism doesn’t deserve a eulogy. Liberal Zionism is a blatant incongruity — a colonial...
Opinions
Letter to the Editor: Divestment is a moral imperative
A Letter to the Editor is a column written by a writer, sent in for publication in response to a column or article previously published. This is a response to Aviad Levy’s...
Columns
Letter to the Editor: call to save Israeli hostages ignores Palestinian suffering
On Jan. 24, fellow Pipe Dream opinions columnist Samantha Rigante wrote an impassioned call for the spotlight of Israel’s mass slaughter of Palestinians to be returned to the Israeli hostages held in...
Columns
Zionism perpetuates harmful narrative
America is the greatest place for Jews that the world has seen. For people targeted by pogroms throughout our history, the United States has allowed us to achieve safety in a way...
Columns
Binghamton should revive the Fernand Braudel Center
When I was applying to college a few years ago, I was speaking to a bookstore owner and mentioned my interest in Binghamton University. Immediately, Immanuel Wallerstein’s name was thrown back at...
Columns
Trend of government deregulation is harmful
There is a degree of irony in the coinciding occurrence of former President Jimmy Carter’s decline in health and the mushroom cloud looming over East Palestine, Ohio. Carter, whose legacy is usually...
Columns
Democrats should not engage in Republicans' culture war
The 2022 midterm elections have proved that people hate reactions to “wokeism” more than they hate woke culture itself. The Republicans had a key path to midterm dominance — talk about the...
Columns
The U.S.' lack of criticism of the Bolivian coup is hypocritical
With the memory of Jan. 6 fresh in the minds of Democratic lawmakers, loyalists of Jair Bolsonaro — the former president of Brazil — received immediate condemnation by the Western media after...