Children in Venezuela benefit from the country’s first free universal education. With a ‘slow motion coup’ under way in Venezuela, John Pilger is interviewed for Telesur, the Latin American TV network, by Mike Albert.
Latin America: the hidden war on democracy
John Pilger argues that an unreported war is being waged by the United States, and Britain, to restore power to the privileged classes at the expense of the majority.
The kidnapping of Haiti
John Pilger describes the “swift and crude” appropriation of earthquake-ravaged Haiti by the militarised Obama administration. With George W. Bush attending to the “relief effort” and Bill Clinton the UN’s man, The Comedians – Graham Green’s dark novel about exploted Haiti – comes to mind.
The rising of Latin America – the genesis of ‘The War On Democracy’
Modern fictional cinema rarely seems to break political silences. The very fine Motorcycle Diaries was a generation too late. In this country, where Hollywood sets the liberal boundaries, the work of Ken Loach and a few others is an honourable exception. However, the cinema is changing as if by default. The documentary has returned to the big screen and is being embraced by the public.
The War On Democracy
The story of the manipulation of Latin America by the United States over the past 50 years, including the real story behind the attempted overthrow of Hugo Chávez in 2002 (with English subtitles) ‘The War On Democracy’ (2007) was John Pilger’s first for cinema. It explores the current and past relationship of Washington with Latin […]
