John Pilger recalls his arrival in England and his reporting of an entirely different nation from that around London with its all-for-one-and-one-for-all.
Utopia reviews
A collection of reviews of Utopia, John Pilger’s latest film for cinema and ITV
The brutal past and present are another country in secret Australia
In an article for the Guardian, John Pilger describes the suppression of Australia’s bloodied history while veneration for its colonial wars and the rise of militarism excludes the true story of the ‘the greatest expropriation of land in world history’.
One of the truest journalists is a cartoonist armed with a penguin
John Pilger pays tribute to Britain’s greatest political cartoonist: Steve Bell of the Guardian. From his Thatcher-eyed caricature of Tony Blair to other celebrities of the British establishment as they are immersed in or water-ski on a sea of bullshit, Steve Bell’s satire is rare – and needed.
Why bad movies keep coming out and what to do about it
John Pilger describes the dispiriting routine of trying to find a good movie on general release, but also points towards an oasis of film at its best.
Old game, new obsession, new enemy. Now it’s China.
In his latest column for the Guardian, John Pilger describes the latest chess moves in the enduring ‘great game’ for domination of the world – from the invasion of Africa to a new cold war in Asia.
In an age of ‘realists’ and vigilantes, there is cause for optimism
John Pilger marks the 40th anniversary of the crushing of social democracy in Chile by Augusto Pinochet and Henry Kissinger. He argues that Kissinger-style ‘realism’ set a double standard that is applied across the world, currently in the Middle East.
From Hiroshima to Syria, the enemy whose name we dare not speak
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.