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.

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.

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.