My following essay appears in the Israel/Palestine news outlet +972 magazine:… There’s a moment near the end of the four-part, Al Jazeera documentary on the U.S. Israel lobby —… censored by its own network due to pressure from the U.S. government and incensed U.S.-based, pro-Israel lobbyists — where the show’s undercover reporter, “Tony,” films a key…
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What does disaster capitalism really look like in the 21st century?
In the last 7+ years, I’ve been investigating and reporting on disaster capitalism around the world. This culminated in my book, Disaster Capitalism: Making A Killing Out Of Catastrophe, and the documentary, Disaster Capitalism. There’s a great, long essay in the US magazine Public Books about disaster capitalism in the modern age, written by US…
Full interview with UK writer Johann Hari on his vital messages around depression
Back in May, I interviewed UK journalist Johann Hari at the Sydney Writer’s Festival about his new book, Lost Connections, on fresh ways to see depression and anxiety. It was a sold-out event and the full audio is now available:
Interview on US radio station Loud and Clear about real life effects of failed disaster relief
I was interviewed yesterday by US radio station Loud and Clear, the hosts are Brian Becker and former CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou, on Hurricane Florence in North Carolina and the ways in which disaster capitalism affects both the relief effort and long-term trends: Listen to “As Hurricane Florence makes landfall, will some corporations ultimately profit?”…
From New Orleans to Puerto Rico, vulture companies run rampant
Too often after natural disasters, corporations are looking to make a profit. I was interviewed by the US magazine Ark Republic about this issue in a story written by Jesse Shramenko. Extracts below: Antony Loewenstein, a Jerusalem-based freelance journalist, writer and documentarian made the film, Disaster Capitalism, to address the direction of development in Haiti,…
Holding airlines to account for deporting refugees
I was happy to sign this recent statement and campaign run by the Australasian Centre for … Corporate Responsibility:… The position of airlines in respect of participation in forced deportations to danger is clear. Under the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the corporate responsibility to respect human rights means taking measures to…
US network The Real News Network interview on Erik Prince in Afghanistan
My interview on US news program The Real News Network on Blackwater founder Erik Prince and his vocal desire to privatise the war in Afghanistan:
Not welcoming Donald Trump to Australia
Malcolm Turnbull may just have been replaced as Australian Prime Minister by Scott Morrison – a man with blood on his hands over his disgraceful treatment of refugees many years ago – but this publicly-released letter that I’ve signed still stands: An alliance of organisations and individuals have formed the Unite Against Trump Alliance to…
NPR covers the growing trend of offshoring refugees in remote locations
The 21st century sees many nations looking for ways to punish, isolate and deter refugees (while often contributing to the reasons these people are fleeing in the first place through wars and occupations). I recently published a major investigation in US magazine The Nation on how Australia is inspiring the EU and others over its…
US network The Real News interview on UAE using mercenaries in Yemen
My interview on US network The Real News about the United Arab Emirates using private, military contractors in the horrific war in Yemen and the involvement of Australia and the US: