Project Censored

Historian Peter Kuznick 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 "Covid 19 Solidarity Manifesto." It demands that

world governments redirect resources away from war and armaments

toward serving the needs of all people, by way of universal health care

and education, a basic income for all, and other vital reforms.

 

 

Notes:

Peter Kuznick is Professor of History at American University in Washington DC, 

and directs the Nuclear Studies Program at that institution.
He and Oliver Stone wrote the groundbreaking book "The Untold History of the United States," 

and also produced a Showtime documentary series based on the book. 

More information can be found at www.untoldhistory.com

Music-break info:
1) "Simmer" by Lisa Hilton

2)  "Let's Work Together" by Canned Heat 
3) "Pipeline" by the Alan Parsons Project
 

For the first half of the program, Andy Lee Roth describes his research indicating that Google and other internet giants are filtering out material from LGBT publications,

yet allowing anti-gay hate 'speech.' Then attorney Peter Obstler explains a federal lawsuit against Youtube that he filed on behalf of several gay or lesbian video producers 

-- a case that might clarify whether internet platforms like Youtube have First Amendment obligations.

 

Andy Lee Roth is Associate Director of Project Censored and co-editor of its annual "Censored" books.

His recent article "Queer Erasure" is in the Spring 2020 issue of the Index on Censorship. 

Peter Obstler is a partner in the San Francisco office of the Browne George Ross law firm.

 

 

Notes:

 

Andy Lee Roth's recent article can be found at

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0306422020917088  

 

Music-break Information: 

1) "Lucifer" by the Alan Parsons Project
2) "The Watcher" by Dave Holland
3) "Smooth Criminal" by 2 Cellos 

Mickey's guest for the hour is media scholar Steve Macek of North Central College in suburban Chicago.

Macek also compiled Chapter 2 of Censored 2020, "Media Democracy In Action." He summarizes some of

the victories for transparency, press freedom, and worker perspectives that are described in that chapter.

Among the organizations and individuals cited are freelance journalist Kathryn Foxhall, transparency

campaigner Russ Kick, LaborNotes.org and PropagandaCritic.com

 

 

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Music-break Information: 

1) "Blasting Cap" by Preston Reed

2) "Beck's Bolero" by Jeff Beck

3) "There Is Power In A Union" by Billy Bragg

the Project Censored Show:

 

Host: Mickey Huff 

Producers: Anthony Fest & Dennis Murphy

 

Archives at 

www.projectcensored.org/category/radio

Mickey's guest for the full hour is media scholar Victor Pickard of the University of Pennsylvania.

They discuss Pickard's latest book, "Democracy Without Journalism?"  Pickard describes the dimensions

of recent years' precipitous drop in the employment of reporters, and its likely consequences for society.

He explains the historical roots of this new crisis, and offers remedies that center on building publicly-supported 

journalism institutions that aren't coupled to commercial values.

 

 

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Music-break Information: 

1) "Money" by Pink Floyd

2) "Selling the News" by Switchfoot

3) "Pipeline" by the Alan Parsons Project

For the first half of the show, Mickey's guest is comedian Lee Camp, host of "Redacted Tonight" on RT Television, 

and author of the new book, "Bullet Points and Punch Lines."

Then Craig Aaron of FreePress.net returns to the show and explains his proposal that Congress fund a fiscal-stimulus plan 

for US journalism, to begin restoring the nation's depleted corps of local reporters.

 

 

Notes:

 

Web sites mention on this program:
www.leecamp.com
www.freepress.net

Music-break Information: 

1) "Blasting Cap" by Preston Reed

2) "Let's Work Together" by Canned Heat

3) "Ride Across the River" by Dire Straits

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.  

Then Emil Marmol returns to the show to present some of his evidence that corporate media (especially cable-news hosts)

 -- instead of providing fair coverage -- have gone to bizarre extremes to try to undermine the Bernie Sanders campaign.

 

Notes:

 

Music-break Information: 

1) "Spirits in the Material World" by the Police

2) "Gimme Some Truth" by John Lennon

3) "For What It's Worth" by the Buffalo Springfield

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 offers her surprising conclusions, as well as suggested 

strategies for parents and teachers to manage children's use of these devices.

Mary Rothschild has taught at Fordham and Adelphi Universities, and now offers consultations for parents and educators 

on managing children's media usage. 

 

Notes:

 

Web site mentioned on this program:
www.maryrothschild.com

Political / historical writer 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 often humorous – presentation, Talbot describes the 'otherworldly' sensations he experienced, the caregivers he met in a month-long hospitalization, notable moments in his journalism career, and reflections on life and death.

 

 

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David Talbot founded Salon.com, and was Salon's editor-in-chief for its first ten years. 

He also wrote Brothers, The Devil's Chessboard, and Season of the Witch, as well as 

an opinion column for the San Francisco Chronicle.

Music-break Information: "Marwa Blues" by George Harrison

the Project Censored Show:

 

Hosts: Mickey Huff & Chase Palmieri

Producers: Anthony Fest & Dennis Murphy

 

Archives at 

www.projectcensored.org/category/radio

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. 

 

 

Notes:

 

Web sites mentioned on this program:
www.ourfutureclimate.com
www.fairewinds.org
www.ourpeacecenter.org

Music-break Information:
1) "The Resistance" by 2 Cellos
2) "Ride Across the River" by Dire Straits
3) "Embryonic Journey" by Hot Tuna

Mickey begins the show with a conversation with academic colleague John Corbally; 

their topic is "Why History Matters." Corbally has just 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 elites.

 

In the second half-hour, Chase Palmieri rejoins the program as a guest,

to offer an update on the latest developments at Credder.com, a web site

that offers its users the ability to rate media outlets' coverage of news stories.

 

John Corbally teaches history at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, California.

His new book is "The Twentieth Century World, 1914 to the Present," from Bloomsbury Press.

Chase Palmieri cohosts the Project Censored Show, and is a co-founder of Credder.com