In his latest column for the New Statesman, John Pilger describes the fraudulent intent of Australian governments’ “intervention” against the Aboriginal people and the critical role of the dominant Murdoch press.
Marching for Anzac in the 51st State
In his column for the New Statesman’s Easter issue, John Pilger describes growing up with the militarism that today drives the celebration of one modern history’s great military disasters.
David Cameron’s gift of war and racism, to them and us
John Pilger argues that the West’s attack on Libya merely follows a long history of rapacious assaults on resource-rich countries: the opposite of “protecting civilians”.
How the so-called guardians of free speech are silencing the messenger
In his latest column for the New Statesman, John Pilger recalls the warning of the revolutionary Tom Paine in describing the relentless attacks on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, which come from the protectors of the status quo.
War comes home to Britain
In his latest column for the New Statesman, John Pilger describes the basic freedoms being lost in Britain as the “national security state”, imported from the United States by New Labour, takes effect.
Behind the Arab revolt is a word we dare not speak
In his latest column for the New Statesman, John Pilger examines the imperial force that has preserved an unfree Middle East and whose true political nature is rarely uttered, except occasionally by those who have known it from within.
The Egyptian revolt is coming home
In his latest column for the New Statesman, John Pilger argues that the Egyptian revolt, with epic spectacle and inspiration, has wider possibilities than a change of regime in Cairo.
Australia’s Katrina moment
In his latest column for the New Statesman, John Pilger reports on the the scandalous neglect and failure of Australian governments to plan for a disastrous great flood long predicted, and the suppression of the reasons why.
The war on WikiLeaks: A John Pilger investigation and interview with Julian Assange
In a cover article for the New Statesman, John Pilger describes the information revolution that threatens old power orders in politics and the media, igniting a war on Wikileaks and its founder. “If I can be indicted,” Julian Assange tells Pilger, “other journalists can too”.
Protect Assange, don’t abuse him
John Pilger argues that years of ‘identity politics’ have had a marked effect on those who might otherwise see clearly the principles raised by WikiLeaks and the need to defend Julian Assange.