Yesterday I was interviewed in London by Aaron Bastani from Novara FM. Perceptive and curious, Novara Media is one of Britain’s most interesting and progressive media outlets. During the interview we spoke about my new book, Disaster Capitalism, the state of the media and funding investigative and independent journalism:
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Mondoweiss reviews Disaster Capitalism
The great US website Mondoweiss reviews my new book, Disaster Capitalism; the review is by James North: The Australian writer Antony Loewenstein is no stranger to this site. His incisive, courageous questioning of pro-Israel orthodoxy… got our attention… back in 2007, and he has published two well received books on the subject:… My Israel Question,… and… After Zionism, (which he…
The Humanist Hour on Disaster Capitalism
I was recently interviewed by the US-based Humanist Hour on my new book, Disaster Capitalism: Making A Killing Out Of Catastrophe:
US radio WortFM interview on Disaster Capitalism
Last week I was interviewed by Wort FM based in Madison, Wisconsin on all aspects of my new book, Disaster Capitalism: Making A Killing Out Of Catastrophe: [soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/wort-fm/disaster-capitalism-making-a-killing-out-of-catastrophe[/soundcloud]
Democracy Now! interview on Disaster Capitalism
Last week I appeared on the wonderful US TV/radio show in New York, Democracy Now! talking about my new book, Disaster Capitalism, and the film in progress of the same name: AMY… GOODMAN:… This is… Democracy Now!, democracynow.org,… The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. When disaster strikes, who profits? That’s the question asked by journalist Antony Loewenstein…
Huffington Post Live on Disaster Capitalism
Yesterday I appeared on Huffington Post Live in New York talking about my new book, Disaster Capitalism,… and the film in progress of the same name with director Thor Neureiter:
Middle East in Focus radio on disaster capitalism
My new book, Disaster Capitalism: Making A Killing Out Of Catastrophe, is now out and last week I was interviewed by the great Californian radio show, Middle East in Focus. We talked about war contractors making money in Afghanistan, privatised immigration centres in America and beyond:
Disaster capitalism surrounds us every day
My story in Al Jazeera America: When an earthquake struck Nepal in April, thousands of locals died in the carnage. But many foreigners had far more luck as members of Global Rescue, a company committed to rescuing its clients from dangerous environments. “Why shouldn’t we be able to hire private armies to ensure our safe…
The Lahore Times reviews "Disaster Capitalism"
The following review of my newly released book is written by Robert J. Burrowes and appears in The Lahore Times: In his just-released book, ”˜Disaster Capitalism: Making a Killing out of Catastrophe”˜, Antony Loewenstein offers us a superb description of the diminishing power of national governments and international organisations to exercise power in the modern…
How little we know about the Western war against ISIS
My story in the Guardian: We don’t know whether the Australian military has killed or injured civilians in Iraq, and if so, how many. Since Canberra joined the US-led mission against the… Islamic State (Isis) on 8 October 2014, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) has provided barely any information about its operations. So the new report…