World Citizen
The legendary John Pilger offers a radical and internationalist view of politics
Articles in World Citizen
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International Politics
Lies, damn lies
- 23 July 2009
- 4 comments
Murdoch’s papers have relentlessly assaulted common truth and decency, but their most successful war has been on journalism itself
Asia
The game’s as good as lost
- 16 July 2009
- 4 comments
Afghanistan has proved the deathbed of every imperial project that has sought to tame it. Sooner or later, the British will leave in defeat
Politics
Know your enemy
- 09 July 2009
- 3 comments
Why isn’t the trial of a man charged with preparing for terror attacks using tennis-ball bombs being reported? He’s not a bearded Muslim
International Politics
A sense of an ending
- 02 July 2009
Washington must cut the umbilical cords that ties it to Tel Aviv. If it doesn’t, the conflict in the Middle East will hasten American decline
World Affairs
Back to the point of departure
- 25 June 2009
Journeys that once took weeks can now be completed in a day. But every so often a tragedy reminds you just how vast our world is
Sport
A total white-out
- 18 June 2009
- 6 comments
In Britain, black people are excluded from decision-making in top-flight football. It will take more than one club appointment to change that
Politics
Smile on the face of the tiger
- 11 June 2009
- 21 comments
Obama’s speech in Cairo on the Middle East peace process was seductive, but its content was as morally bankrupt as any of Bush’s spiels
International Politics
We need an earthquake
- 04 June 2009
- 8 comments
Obama has exposed the timidity of Blair and Brown – whose disastrous legacy is a Britain with no strong, credible left-of-centre voice
UK Politics
The depth of corruption
- 28 May 2009
- 3 comments
Tales of tax evasion and phantom mortgages conceal a more profound venality in our political monoculture
UK Politics
Look back for a brighter future
- 21 May 2009
- 5 comments
History will judge New Labour harshly. Unlike the 1945 government, it lacked a reforming vision – but the financial crisis provides an unprecedented chance for renewal
