John Pilger On “Unrelenting“ Propaganda

Full interview with John: Legendary journalist, writer and filmmaker John Pilger joins the show to talk about “the unrelenting nature of propaganda,“ how to deconstruct the news, the proxy war in Ukraine, the coming war on China and more. Plus Human Rights and Environmental lawyer Steven Donziger reacts to the Supreme Court’s terrible decision against him and the people of Ecuador who were poisoned by Chevron. And Susan Kang speaks out against the medicare “reform“ for public sector workers retirees being pushed by NYC Mayor Adams as a “cost savings“ measure. John Pilger has written dozens of books, including Heroes, Hidden Agendas, and Freedom Next Time. He’s made over 60 documentaries, including Vietnam: The Quiet Mutiny, Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia, The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back, The War You Don’t See, The Coming War on China. He has appeared as a contributor on BBC Television Australia, BBC Radio, BBC World Service, London Broadcasting, ABC Television, ABC Radio Australia, among others, and his writing has appeared at The Guardian, The Independent, New Statesman, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Nation: New York, The Age: Melbourne, The Sydney Morning Herald and more. Learn more about him at Susan Kang is an associate professor of political science at John Jay College, a member of the executive council of the Professional Staff Congress, CUNY (faculty and professional staff union at CUNY), and member of the NYC Democratic Socialists of America. *Attend the rally against the privatization of Medicare. *NYC Retirees is a group that is raising funds and hiring lawyers to fight the imposition of this impending change to their healthcare which is a for-profit scam. To learn more, donate to help their efforts and more, please visit: The prosecution of Steven Donziger, which has been condemned by the United Nations, Greenpeace, Amnesty International, Amazon Watch, and 64 Nobel Laureates, is a literal corporate prosecution. After the Southern District of New York refused to prosecute Donziger, the judge assigned a corporate firm which had represented Chevron to go after him. The judge also made the unusual move of handpicking the judge to oversee the case and chose a judge who is part of the Right Wing Federalist Society which gets funding from.... you guessed it... Chevron! Support Steven at: ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media and to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - Join the Discord: Follow Katie on Twitter: If you haven’t already done so, please sign this petition calling on Germany to uncancel Roger Waters’ concert. Join us on Callin after the broadcast with your questions and comments!