The high stakes in the case of Julian Assange

The high stakes in the case of Julian Assange

Since its inception in 2006, Wikileaks has been a vitally important news organisation. As founder Julian Assange fights for his life and freedom, Al Jazeera English interviewed me about his case: “It’s an invaluable resource that remains utterly essential to understand how power works, not just US power, but global power,” Antony Loewenstein, an independent…

Doomsday prepping goes mainstream

Doomsday prepping goes mainstream

I’ve long been fascinated with people who push the boundaries of “acceptable” society. In the last year, I’ve been investigating the growth of the “doomsday prepper” movement for a feature story in one of Australia’s major magazines, Good Weekend (inserted weekly in the Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne Age with a readership of close to…

How well is the media covering Gaza?

How well is the media covering Gaza?

How the media reports on and discusses Israel/Palestine matters. For many years, with notable exceptions, the wilful blindness of the media towards humanising Palestinians has been demoralising. I discuss this on the Fourth Estate radio program, broadcast around Australia, this week:  

On the philosophy of Netanyahuism

On the philosophy of Netanyahuism

Arena is a leading Australian independent magazine. Academic Ned Curthoys has written a long and considered review of my book, The Palestine Laboratory. An extract: An historical reckoning with Israel’s support for the most depraved regimes of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries is needed, and in this respect the book is an informed update on…

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