Beware of Groundhog Day; Barack Obama is a politician of a system described by Martin Luther King as "the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today". He speaks of change but offers only dreaded continuity, New Statesman, 15 December 2008, pp. 22-23
World Affairs; As deserving as Blair, Howard and Uribe are of the Bush freedom medal, others cry out for a place in their company. For its assault on Gaza, I nominate the state of Israel, New Statesman, 26 January 2009, pp. 22-23.
World Citizen; Sticking to the script; During the Cold War, Hollywood's anti-Soviet message was loud and clear. Today, the film industry is more likely to censor by omission, writes John Pilger, New Statesman, 23 February 2009, p. 33.
John Pilger; Hollywood's new censors; Film critics rarely question the corporate control exhibited in movies such as Munich, which endorses Israeli policies, Mail & Guardian, 27 February 2009, p. 21.
World Citizen; The reds are revolting; My affair with the red wines of Australia lasted long after I left its shores. Our love was ruined by the industry's greed for ever bigger global markets, New Statesman, 20 April 2009, p. 30.
World Citizen; The depth of corruption; Tales of tax evasion and phantom mortgages conceal a more profound venality in our political monoculture, New Statesman, 01 June 2009, p. 12.
World Citizen; Back to the point of departure; 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., New Statesman, 29 June 2009, p. 15.