Randy Credico

Randy Credico is a political satirist, civil rights activist, prankster and host of "Randy Credico Live on the Fly" on WBAI.

Award-Winning Journalist John Pilger Calls Out Media’s Silence on Juilian Assange

Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and investigative reporter John Pilger takes the gloves off on the continuing attempts to upend WikiLeaks and arrest its founding publisher, Julian Assange, in this interview with Dennis Bernstein and Randy Credico.

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John Pilger, Australian journalist and documentary maker, arrives to meet WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy, in London, June 22, 2012. (AP/Lefteris Pitarakis)

DB:John, what is the latest we know about how Julian Assange is being treated and his current state? John Pilger: His state of health is just about the same, as I understand it. He needs medical attention, the kind of treatment you get only in a hospital. But it has been made clear to him that if he attempts to go to a hospital he will not be

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Former British Ambassador Weighs in on Assange, Russia Hacking and Israel

Former British Ambassador Craig Murray weighs in on the current situation with Julian Assange, the alleged Russian election hack, Trump’s Israel embassy move and more with Consortium News’ Randy Credico and Dennis J Bernstein.

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Former British Ambassador Craig Murray with his book, Murder in Samarkand in London Monday July 17, 2006. Murray was the British ambassador to Uzbekistan until he was removed from his post in October 2004 for exposing human-rights abuses by the US backed regime of President Islam Karimov. (AP Photo/Simon Dawson)

Craig Murray is an author, broadcaster and human rights activist. He was British Ambassador to Uzbekistan from August 2002 to October 2004 and Rector of the University of Dundee from 2007 to 2010. Murray’s books include Zionism is Bullshit–censored on Facebook–and Murder in Samarkand. He is a self-proclaimed defender and strong supporter of the

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John Pilger on the Mainstream Media and Imperial Power

Noted journalist and filmmaker John Pilger’s collection of work has been archived by the British Library, but deep-rooted problems of Western media create an increasingly difficult landscape for ethical journalism, as Pilger explained in an interview with Dennis Bernstein and Randy Credico.

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John Pilger, Australian journalist and documentary maker, arrives to meet WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy, in London, June 22, 2012. (AP/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Emmy award-winning filmmaker John Pilger is among the most important political filmmakers of the 20th and 21st century. From Vietnam to Palestine to atomic war, Pilger’s work has been on the cutting edge, and his stinging critique of western media has always be revelatory. And, no doubt, his biting analysis is more relevant and important now than

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