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Foreign Policy Journal

U.S. anti-establishment left

Owned byIndependently owned and operated by Jeremy R. Hammond, an independent journalist and author; no corporate parent
FundingReader donations and contextual advertising, with minor affiliate marketing revenue; no institutional or government backing
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Background

Foreign Policy Journal was founded in 2008 by Jeremy R. Hammond, a U.S.-based independent journalist who cites Noam Chomsky as a major intellectual influence. Hammond created the outlet to provide critical analysis of U.S. foreign policy from outside what he describes as the mainstream corporate media framework, and he has remained the sole owner and operator since its founding. The publication is funded through reader donations, contextual advertising, and small amounts of affiliate marketing, with no institutional, foundation, or government backing. Over time it expanded from in-depth foreign policy commentary to covering daily international news alongside opinion and analysis pieces contributed by academics, activists, and former officials critical of U.S. interventionism. Media Bias/Fact Check rates Foreign Policy Journal 'Far Left' in editorial slant and 'Mixed' on factual reporting, noting that alongside substantive foreign policy critique the outlet has published conspiracy theories, including content related to 9/11 and anti-vaccination claims. Hammond's public skepticism of COVID-19 lockdown policies in 2020–2021 drew a new audience beyond its traditional foreign policy readership. The outlet's core posture is anti-establishment and skeptical of U.S. state power regardless of which administration is in office, which means its Trump-era coverage is neither uniformly critical nor supportive — it can echo Trump's anti-interventionist rhetoric while criticizing other dimensions of U.S. policy. Because of its small size, limited staff, and heavy reliance on outside contributors, its editorial quality and factual accuracy vary significantly from piece to piece.

Sources

  1. About Foreign Policy Journal
  2. Foreign Policy Journal – Wikipedia
  3. Foreign Policy Journal – Bias and Credibility – Media Bias/Fact Check
  4. Jeremy R. Hammond Biography
  5. Is Foreign Policy Journal a Biased Source for Information?

Profile compiled 2026-07-22; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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