Children in Venezuela benefit from the country’s first free universal education. With a ‘slow motion coup’ under way in Venezuela, John Pilger is interviewed for Telesur, the Latin American TV network, by Mike Albert.
LATIN AMERICA
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John Pilger describes the “swift and crude” appropriation of earthquake-ravaged Haiti by the militarised Obama administration. With George W. Bush attending to the “relief effort” and Bill Clinton the UN’s man, The Comedians – Graham Green’s dark novel about exploted Haiti – comes to mind.
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Who are these Mexicans who disturb the tranquility of the USA enough to necessitate…
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John Pilger argues that an unreported war is being waged by the United States, and Britain, to restore power to the privileged classes at the expense of the majority.
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Modern fictional cinema rarely seems to break political silences. The very fine Motorcycle Diaries was a generation too late. In this country, where Hollywood sets the liberal boundaries, the work of Ken Loach and a few others is an honourable…