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Matthew Kennard (born 27 May 1983 in London) is a London-based British journalist who has previously written for the ''Leeds Student'', ''Daily Bruin'', ''Bulb'' magazine, ''New Statesman'', ''The Guardian'' and the "Financial Times". He made headlines when as a student journalist he accused Leeds University lecturer Frank Ellis of racism and was interviewed by the Today programme on BBC Radio 4.〔(BBC Radio 4 ''Today'' programme )〕 He has interviewed Claire Short, Richard Dawkins, Noam Chomsky, Tony Benn, Norman Finkelstein and Damon Albarn as well as many other prominent scientists, journalists, politicians and musicians.〔http://mattkennard.tumblr.com/〕 Kennard also broke the story in the ''Daily Bruin'' of the Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz’s attempts to suppress the publication of ''Beyond Chutzpah'' (Norman Finkelstein) by the University of California Press. Dershowitz accused him of being a 'liar' in print,〔(''Daily Bruin'' )〕 this story was subsequently picked up in national newspapers in Britain and America. He is the author of ''Irregular Army: How the US Military Recruited Neo-Nazis, Gang Members, and Criminals to Fight the War on Terror'' published by Verso Books and ''The Racket: A Rogue Reporter vs. the Masters of the Universe'' published by Zed Books. He is a fellow at the Centre for Investigative Journalism.〔http://www.tcij.org/〕 His father is artist Peter Kennard. ==Personal views on free market economic system== Kennard's writings in the ''Comment Factory'', the ''Nation'', and his ''Guardian'' blog indicate that he is a strong proponent of democratic socialism. He describes the free market economic system as one that "creates obscene inequalities and mass starvation."〔()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Matthew Kennard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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