My interview with Canadian journalist Samira Mohyeddin about my new podcast series, The Palestine Laboratory, and we also talk Trump and his incoming presidency. My last interview with Mohyeddin was in September.
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Sky News interview on Trump’s dark “vision” for the Middle East
My latest interview on Sky News about Trump’s grim ideas for Israel/Palestine and the desperate need for critical Jewish voices.
CNN interview on Trump’s desire to destroy Palestine
My interview on CNN about Trump’s dangerous embrace of Christian nationalism.
TRT World interview on Trump’s election win
My latest interview on global broadcaster TRT World about the grim global outlook after Trump’s win in the US.
Interview with Slovakian intellectual Martin Poliacik on the drug war and Ukraine
In late 2021, my latest book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs, was released in a Slovakian edition with an introduction by the Slovak philosopher and former politician Martin Poliacik who’s been a leading advocate for drug reform. Since its release, the book has received very positive coverage and reviews in Slovakia.…
Challenging the power of Murdoch
My debut article for US outlet The Intercept: RUPERT MURDOCH, who oversees a global media empire that includes Fox News, doesn’t like losing, but he just tasted defeat in Australia’s election. Despite years in which Murdoch’s media properties vociferously backed conservative Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Labor leader Anthony Albanese won the May 21 contest. Australia…
Who is Israeli politician Naftali Bennett?
With the likely rise of Israeli politician Naftali Bennett to the position of Prime Minister, I was asked to comment by global broadcaster TRT World: “Netanyahu’s likely replacement, Bennett, will not help to improve Israel’s image. He’s a right-wing, pro-settler ideologue who believes in Jewish supremacy and the denial of equal rights for Palestinians,” says…
The ongoing torture of Julian Assange
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is one step closer to being released after a UK judge found that he couldn’t be extradited to the US. Maybe. There’s still a long road ahead: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Antony Loewenstein (@antloewenstein)
Sydney Writer’s Festival talk on the creeping rise of fascism
This year’s Sydney Writer’s Festival was cancelled due to Covid-19 but it’s gone online. Here’s my conversation with writer Jeff Sparrow about his new book, Fascists Among Us: Online Hate and the Christchurch Massacre, Trump, Biden, anti-Semitism and the rise of the far-right: