In an article for the Guardian, John Pilger writes that regardless of diplomatic attempts to delay an attack on Syria, the US objective has nothing to do with chemical weapons and everything to do with wiping out the last independent states in the Middle East.
The courage of Bradley Manning will inspire others to seize their moment of truth
John Pilger describes the importance of Bradley Manning’s ‘triumph’ and of other whistleblowers, whose inspiration may well be their most enduring achievement.
Australia’s election campaign is driven by a barbarism that dares not speak its name
John Pilger describes the cynical forces driving the election campaign in Australia, evoking an era of fear and exclusion that many Australians would prefer to forget.
How we are impoverished, gentrified and silenced – and what to do about it
John Pilger describes the rapid takeover of public institutions and people’s lives by a deeply ideological government in Britain. Recalling Shelley’s epic ‘Masque of Anarchy’, he argues it’s time we acted on his inspiration.
Mandela’s greatness may be assured, but not his legacy
John Pilger recalls his return to South Africa after his banning and a concern that apartheid did not die.
Forcing down the Bolivian president’s plane was an act of piracy
John Pilger describes the ‘casual abduction’ of Bolivian President Evo Morales as a metaphor the gangsterism that now dominates international affairs and urges that a taboo is broken.
Understanding the latest leaks is understanding the rise of a new fascism
John Pilger recalls the dawn of the “PR age” and how whistleblowing reveals what Daniel Ellsberg calls “that abyss”.
There is a war on ordinary people and feminists are needed at the front
John Pilger examines the world according to a feminist ‘media club’ and asks why Europe’s raging class war seems not to be a priority.
From Iraq, a tragic reminder to prosecute the war criminals
In an article for the Guardian, John Pilger describes a “top secret” report by the World Health Organisation that says birth defects are appearing across Iraqi society at unprecedented “crisis levels” following the widespread use of depleted uranium and toxic heavy metals in the Anglo-American invasion and occupation.
Hold the front page! We need free media, not an Order of Mates
John Pilger returns to where he began his career in journalism and argues that Australia, his homeland, provides a model of media that was once free and independent and is no more.
