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.
Australia’s boom is anything but for its Aboriginal people
In an article for the Guardian, John Pilger reveals that the story of the first Australians is still one of poverty and humiliation, while their land yields the world’s biggest resources boom.
Dance on Thatcher’s grave, but remember there has been a coup in Britain
John Pilger describes reporting Margaret Thatcher’s many wars, at home and abroad, from the side of her enemies – such as miners and Vietnamese children. He argues that her acolytes ensure she ‘didn’t really die at all’.
The pursuit of Julian Assange is an assault on freedom and a mockery of journalism
John Pilger describes the augmented Anglo-American government and media campaign against Julian Assange and WikiLeaks as Assange is granted political asylum by Ecuador and remains in that country’s London embassy.