The Project Censored Show

Program Summary:  Anti-imperialist journalist Abby Martin of The Empire Files returns to the program to note the many similarities between Trump and Biden on  foreign policy and US empire. She also explains her battle against a Georgia law under which she was prevented from speaking at a public university there.… The post Abby Martin and Eleanor Goldfield appeared first on Project Censored .

With the November election drawing near, media analyst Nolan Higdon returns to the Project Censored Show to explain how fake news and biased media undermine democracy, and why individuals should be “media citizens” rather than “media consumers.” Then in the second half-hour, Nico Perrino joins the program to explain the… The post Nico Perrino and Nolan Higdon appeared...

As well as being the director of Project Censored, Mickey Huff is a faculty member at California’s Diablo Valley College. This past April, he was invited to deliver the annual Faculty Lecture (via Zoom); he spoke on the topic “Make America Think Again: How to Think Critically and Speak Civilly… The post Make America Think Again – Mickey Huff at the 56th Annual Faculty Lecture at...

Mickey’s guest for the first half of the program is Kevin Gosztola, managing editor of  www.shadowproof.com who is covering the UK extradition trial of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The Trump Administration wants to prosecute Assange under the Espionage Act; what does his case mean for whistleblowers and for journalism? In the… The post Principles of Journalism on Trial/2020 Banned...

With the September 11, 2001 attacks now nineteen years past, Mickey hosts two truth-and-accountability activists still at work on unresolved issues. Author and activist Jon Gold reviews the many failures of the 9/11 Commission, the under reported role of Saudi Arabia, and notes that important pieces of information are still being kept… The post Unresolved 911 Issues appeared first on Project...

Reporter-turned-media-reformer Sue Wilson joins the program to remind listeners that in spite of extensive and destructive media deregulation, radio and TV stations still have a legal obligation to serve the public interest; she calls on citizens to demand the FCC firmly enforce this mandate. In the final 15 minutes of… The post Destructive Media Deregulation – With Sue Wilson appeared...

How do establishment media outlets frame and curate our reality? How prevalent is propaganda, and censorship in the US, at a time when we desperately need transparent factual reporting? In this episode, Mickey talks to two media analysts to find out as he welcomes back two leading scholars and journalists,… The post From the Political Conventions to Civil Unrest: Corporate Media Still Manufa...

On today’s episode, Nicholas Baham II (Dr. Dreadlocks), Janice Domingo, and Nolan Higdon host University of Los Angeles’ Jeff Share. Along The Line is a non-profit, education-based podcast that provides listeners with context and analysis about various critical and contemporary issues and topics. Hosted by Dr. Nolan Higdon, Dr. Dreadlocks (Nicholas… The post Episode 102 – White F...

Sociologist and author William I. Robinson returns to the program to speak about his forthcoming book, “The Global Police State,” from Pluto Press. Also on the program is sociologist and author Peter Phillips. For the hour, they discuss the corporate-directed changes in the economy that have left more and more… The post Authors William I. Robinson and Peter Phillips Discuss Corpo...

August 6th and 9th, 2020 mark the 75th anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by U.S. forces. U.S. politicians and media personalities often claim that the bombings were the only option President Truman had to bring World War II to a swift end, but historian Peter Kuznick… The post Special Guest Peter Kuznick – Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by U.S. Forces a...

How do private interests maintain control over public land? Mickey and his guests explore the example of Point Reyes National Seashore in California, where commercial ranches and dairies still operate, despite being bought out after the park’s creation in 1962. Also in the conversation, how can national parks be made… The post How do private interests maintain control over public land?...

Mickey welcomes two frequent guests back to the program, each with a new book on electoral politics. Greg Palast is a veteran investigative reporter, his new book is “How Trump Stole 2020.” Greg explains how biased politicians and election officials are discarding millions of votes nationwide, targeting voters of color… The post Authors Greg Palast and Ted Rall appeared first on Projec...

On this week’s Project Censored Show, Mickey Huff and Nolan Higdon discuss the topic of fake news and how it relates to Higdon’s forthcoming book, “The Anatomy of Fake News: A Critical News Literacy Education.” The discussion includes a look at the long history of fake news, as well as… The post Fake News With Special Guest Nolan Higdon appeared first on Project Censored .

Project Censored researcher and author Amber Yang, a Restorative Justice and Wellness Coordinator in Northern California rejoins the show along with Phoebe Smith, a long-time public-school teacher, teacher trainer, and consultant to school districts on restorative-justice practices in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. As the concept of “defunding the… The post Alternatives to Policing: Put...

Author Dan Kovalik joins the program to explain why the “humanitarian” wars of the U.S. and its allies only make life even worse for the people they ostensibly protect. Then free-press advocate Chris Finan produces evidence that police around the US are deliberately attacking journalists covering the recent Black Lives… The post Dan Kovalik and Chris Finan appeared first on Proje...

Mickey’s first guest this week is media scholar Robin Andersen, who  explains the misleading consequences of portraying the coronavirus crisis as a “war;” she and Mickey also review the media treatment of the police murder of George Floyd. Then artist/activist Eleanor Goldfield returns to the show to describe her new documentary “Hard Road of Hope,” a look… The...

50 years have passed since Ohio National Guard troops opened fire on Kent State University students  protesting the Vietnam War. Four students were killed and nine wounded. On this Part II of our two-part  Kent-State series, Mickey and his guests reflect on the Kent State massacre’s effect on history. The post Part II of the Kent-State Series appeared first on Project Censored .

50 years have passed since Ohio National Guard troops opened fire on Kent State University students protesting the Vietnam War. Four students were killed and nine wounded. On this week’s program, Mickey and his guests review the event and reflect on its impact, then and now. Notes: Peter Kuznick is… The post Kent State 50th with Mickey Huff appeared first on Project Censored .

This week’s program focuses on the media’s response to the current Covid-19 pandemic. Mickey’s first guest is ethnic studies professor Nicholas Baham, III, who outlines his “Covid Chronicles,” a continuing collection of interviews from people around the US — especially from communities neglected in corporate media — about how the… The post Special Gu...

Historian Peter Kuznick, co-author with Oliver Stone of “The Untold History of the United States,” returns to the Project Censored Show to discuss his latest project: working with a team of other scholars and activists to create and publicize a “Global Covid 19 Solidarity Manifesto.” It demands that world governments redirect resources… The post Peter Kuznick and The Global Covid...

For the first half of the program, sociologist Andy Lee Roth describes his latest work with research librarian Avram Anderson indicating that Google and other internet giants are filtering out material from LGBT publications, yet allowing anti-gay hate ‘speech.’ Roth ties it in to earlier research they published that tracked… The post Andy Lee Roth, Avram Anderson, and Peter Obstler Di...

Mickey’s guest for the hour is media scholar Dr. Steve Macek of North Central College in suburban Chicago. Macek, a long time contributor to Project Censored’s annual volume, compiled Chapter 4 of the most recent book Censored 2020, “Media Democracy In Action.” He summarizes some of the victories for transparency, press freedom, and… The post Mickey Talks With Dr. Steve Mac...

Mickey’s guest for the full hour is media scholar and author, Victor Pickard. Pickard is associate professor in the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. They discuss Pickard’s latest book,”Democracy Without Journalism? Confronting the Misinformation Society.” Pickard describes the dimensions of recent years’ precipitous drop in the… The post Media Scholar Vic...

For the first half of the show, Mickey’s guest is investigative comic, Lee Camp, host of “Redacted Tonight” on RT Television, and author of the new book, “Bullet Points and Punch Lines.” They talk about the state of our free press with a touch of dark humor. Then Craig Aaron… The post Lee Camp and Craig Aaron Join the Show appeared first on Project Censored .

In the first segment of this week’s program, Nolan Higdon and Mickey Huff discuss how the Democratic primaries reflect a struggle for control of the party’s future and they address how decades of neoliberal policies impact COVID-19 responses in the US.  Then Emil Marmol returns to the show to present… The post How Decades of Neoliberal Policies Impact COVID-19 Responses in the US...