John Pilger

John Pilger

John Pilger, renowned investigative journalist and documentary film-maker, is one of only two to have twice won British journalism's top award; his documentaries have won academy awards in both the UK and the US. In a New Statesman survey of the 50 heroes of our time, Pilger came fourth behind Aung San Suu Kyi and Nelson Mandela. "John Pilger," wrote Harold Pinter, "unearths, with steely attention facts, the filthy truth. I salute him."

Articles by John Pilger

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Too busy fondling their self-esteem

  • 16 October 2006

No news is slow news

  • 18 September 2006

The revolution will not be televised

  • 11 September 2006

As he launches a season of his films, John Pilger argues that, in the age of Big Brother, television is no longer nurturing challenging documentary-makers

The return of people power

  • 04 September 2006

Here in the west, we have much to learn from resistance movements in dangerous places and their tactics of informed direct action

The real threat we face is Blair

  • 21 August 2006

Empire: war and propaganda

  • 31 July 2006

The US role in supporting Israel’s military assault on Lebanon falls into a pattern of imperial tyranny, where history is rewritten to suit America’s needs while Europe stands cravenly by. John Pilger provides a personal assessment from Washington

Australia builds its empire

  • 26 June 2006

The war on children

  • 19 June 2006
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The most vulnerable people in Gaza are suffering the worst acute mental and physical trauma as a result of Israel's actions: almost half the population is under 15

A glimpse of freedom

  • 29 May 2006

Out of the new spirit in Latin America, the Bolivians (with the Venezuelans) have come closest to forging revolutionary change. The government of "Evo" is on notice. John Pilger reports from El Alto

John Pilger detects the Salvador Option

  • 08 May 2006
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The American public is being prepared. If the attack on Iran does come, there will be no warning, no declaration of war, no truth

Vince Cable

The bankers' escape

The bankers cannot believe their luck

China

The next superpower

A new sun rises in the east

James Macintyre

Brown's PR gamble

Brown’s PR gamble

John Pilger

Travel and tragedy

Back to the point of departure

Iran

Hidden meanings

Hidden meanings

John Bercow

Speaker's secrets

Secrets of the Speaker

Sweden

Death of a dream

The death of a dream

Film review

Shirin

Movies, minus the popcorn

Vote!

Will China rule the world?

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