Belen Fernandez is an editor and feature writer at Pulse Media. Her articles also have appeared on "Al-Jazeera", "Al-Akhbar English", "CounterPunch", "Palestine Chronicle", "Palestine Think Tank", "Rebelion", "Salem-News", "Tlaxcala", "Electronic Intifada", "Upside Down World", and "Venezuelanalysis.com", among others. She earned her bachelor s degree with a concentration in political science from Columbia University in New York City.