"Nicaragua, a nation's right to survive", John Pilger's documentary, 1983

John Pilger's documentaries are historically significant exposés of the cruelty and connivances of US empire, in which he gave voice to resistance movements still struggling for their sovereignty.

Films like his 1983 "Nicaragua, a nation's right to survive" inspired my own work, as did the messages of encouragement and insights he sent me and my colleagues.

Unlike so many of his contemporaries who fell into a fog of liberalism late in life, Pilger's critiques of empire only sharpened with time. Sadly, he left us today. But his body of work will only grow more relevant in the cataclysmic years ahead. #RIP
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