The Project Censored Show

How does the constant presence of smart phones and other digital devices affect the developing brains of young children? Media scholar Mary Rothschild has investigated this question, and on this week’s Project Censored Show, she talks with host Mickey Huff about these and related affairs and offers her surprising conclusions,… The post Mary Rothschild and How Digital Devices Affect Developin...

Journalist and historian David Talbot’s latest book is also his first work of biography. Between Heaven and Hell is an account of the stroke he suffered, and its aftermath. This Project Censored Show presents a talk Talbot gave in January 2020 at Copperfield’s Books in Petaluma, California. In a candid – yet… The post David Talbot Speaks About His Newest Book Titled “Between Heaven and...

Mickey and Chase host an hour dedicated to climate change, and how the world can move toward a low-emissions economy. This week’s guests are climate organizer Robert Manning, nuclear-energy expert Arnie Gundersen, and Andrew Kodama, director of the Mt Diablo Peace & Justice Center. The post Guests Robert Manning, Arnie Gundersen, and Andrew Kodama Discuss Climate Change and a Possible Lo...

Mickey begins the show in conversation with academic colleague Dr. John Corbally; their topic is “Why History Matters.” Corbally recently completed a new textbook on 20th Century history, one that endeavors to include the perspectives of third-world nations, and of everyday people, rather than only the deeds of leaders and… The post John Corbally and Chase Palmieri appeared first...

Mickey’s first guest, author Rosa del Duca, recounts her personal journey from teenage National Guard recruit to conscientious objector, and the maze that all would-be-COs must navigate. Then Nolan Higdon revisits the show to discuss a new study of corporate-media bias against the Bernie Sanders campaign. Rosa del Duca is… The post Rosa del Duca and Nolan Higdon appeared first on Proje...

As Northern California communities tally the toll of disastrous fires and repeated power shutoffs, Peter Phillips and Tim Ogburn say it’s time to replace the investor-owned Pacific Gas & Electric Co. with a public power authority. They say the recent installation of a new board of directors at PG&E won’t… The post Peter Phillips and Tim Ogburn – Should Pacific Gas &...

Andy Worthington and Kristina Borjesson make return visits to the Project Censored Show to update listeners on their work. Journalist and activist Andy Worthington, a long-time campaigner for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison camp, shares what he’s learned about conditions for the men still locked up there as… The post Andy Worthington and Kristina Borjesson Return appeared firs...

Independent Journalists Kevin Gosztola and Ted Rall make return visits to the Project Censored Show to update listeners on their latest work. Kevin Gosztola shares the latest news about the cases of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and military whistleblower Chelsea Manning and in the second half of the program, editorial… The post Special Guests Kevin Gosztola and Ted Rall appeared first on...

Investigative reporters Peter Byrne and Will Carruthers return to the show to speak about the latest story in their “Power Brokers” series: “Burned.” This muckraking report is case study of political influence and media control in California, examining the connections between utility giant PG&E, the catastrophic California wildfires of 2017,… The post Peter Byrne...

As the world faces unprecedented challenges like global warming, what role are media and journalism playing? Kenn Burrows and Amber Yang say that social media and conventional journalism foster a sense of isolation and powerlessness that undermines peoples’ ability to take action. But they suggest an innovative new approach to journalism… The post Kenn Burrows and Amber Yang appeared f...

On this week’s program, Mickey Huff and his guests examine how Facebook, Twitter and Google are working to hide, “deplatform” or otherwise undermine news and opinions critical of US government policies, and thus reestablish the dominance of establishment-friendly corporate media. Emil Marmol is a doctoral student at the University of… The post How Facebook, Twitter and Goog...

On this week’s show, we hear a talk given by Mickey Huff and Nolan Higdon. They spoke about their new book, “United States of Distraction,” a look at the five decades of corrosive political and media changes which made it possible for a candidate like Donald Trump to capture the… The post Mickey Huff and Nolan Higdon – A Look at the Five Decades of Corrosive Political...

Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi is the first guest on this week’s show; his new book, “Hate, Inc.” explains how today’s corporate media, especially television, profits by pitting Americans against one another and is more like a WWE match then actual journalism. Then independent journalist Abby Martin returns to the program;… The post Abby Martin and Matt Taibbi appeared first on Project Cen...

Facebook recently announced, “Facebook News,” a partnership between the social-media giant and established corporate-media outlets, including the New York Times. Does this arrangement suggest an enhanced effort to keep independent journalism and nonconforming opinions out of social media? The post “Facebook News” appeared first on Project Censored .

What will be the consequences of a capitalist crisis of overproduction in the 21st century,  when nations and political institutions are dominated by a single transnational capitalist class? Sociologists Peter Phillips and William I. Robinson explore these questions and more on this week’s show.  The post What will be the consequences of a capitalist crisis of overproduction in the 21st cent...

Project Censored director Mickey Huff gave the keynote lecture for Independent Media Week in Ashland, OR, at Southern Oregon University, April 2019. The talk was titled “Resist the Media,” a detailed narrative addressing how we got to where are in US society 2019…and what we can do about the decay… The post Mickey Huff at Southern Oregon University appeared first on Project Censored .

Project Censored’s co-director Andy Lee Roth is Mickey’s guest, and their topic is the new edition of Project Censored’s annual book, “Censored 2020: Through the Looking Glass”  The annual Censored books are best know for their lists of “top 25 censored stories,” but include many other features as well. The post Censored 2020: Through the Looking Glass wit...

Timed to coincide with the 17th annual Oakland International Film Festival, this week’s Project Censored show explores the cultural value of film, and offers brief descriptions of some of this year’s www.oiff.org offerings.  Also on the show, a conversation on the California roots of thrash-metal music, with the creator of a new documentary… The post Oakland International Film Fe...

In observance of Banned-Books Week (Sept 22 – 28) Mickey and his guests discuss some of the obstacles placed in the way of Americans’ freedom to read and learn, notably conservatives’ efforts to keep unfavored books out of school libraries, or even to cancel authors’ speaking engagements. The post The Freedom to Read and Learn appeared first on Project Censored .

Hosts Mickey Huff and Chase Palmieri spend the hour in conversation with Danny Haiphong, co-author of the new book with Roberto Sirvent “American Exceptionalism and American Innocence” out from Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. He explains his assertion that throughout U.S. history, “fake news has been the only news disseminated by the… The post Danny Haiphong appeared first on Project Censored .

This week’s program is an overview of the biases and dangers of corporate media. Freelance journalist Chelli Stanley explains why corporate media is not “mainstream.” Then Nolan Higdon returns to the show to discuss the new book he and Mickey have written, “United States of Distraction: Media Manipulation in Post-Truth… The post Why Corporate Media is Not “Mains...

This week the Project Censored Show highlights two impeccable investigative reporters, both of whom illustrate the power a free press can wield in informing the pubic on crucial matters. First, as part of the new Power Broker Series for The Bohemian, Will Carruthers explores the surprising ties between PG&E, a utility company lobbyist, a charitable foundation,… The post Will Carruthers a...

Mickey and Chase spend the hour with media scholar Alan Macleod, for a discussion on how the 1988 Edward Herman/Noam Chomsky propaganda model applies to modern media, with examples including his own investigation of US corporate media’s deliberate mis-reporting from Venezuela. The post The 1988 Edward Herman/Noam Chomsky Propaganda Model in Modern Media appeared first on Project Censored .

This week’s guest is author/scholar Dan Kovalik; he speaks about US interventions around the world, past and present, and the cost Americans pay to maintain the gigantic US military machine. Dan Kovalik is a retired labor-union attorney, and teaches at the University of Pittsburgh Law School. He is also a prolific author, and… The post Dan Kovalik – The Cost of the US Military Ma...

Authors John Duffy and Ray Nowosielski are the guests for the hour; to speak about their recent book The Watchdogs Didn’t Bark. The product of years of investigation, it begins with the questions: why were two of the September 11 hijackers, already in the US and on the FBI terrorist… The post Authors John Duffy and Ray Nowosielski appeared first on Project Censored .