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Project Censored - 03.24.15

Peter, Mickey and their guests speak about independent journalism, transparency in government, 
and social justice education. Abby Martin speaks about her years as host of "Breaking the Set" 
on RT Television. Then Tanya Ward Jordan and Michael McCray examine new legislation meant 
to enhance whistleblower protection in government and the financial sector. Finally, Sonoma State 
University student Shelby Wade talks about organizing a Social Justice Week on her campus.

Project Censored - 03.17.15

Mickey Huff and Peter Phillips ask what's behind the Obama Administration's recent imposition of sanctions against Venezuelan officials, and its claim that Venezuela threatens U-S national security? Gloria La Riva and Roger Harris address this question. Then filmmaker Adam Horowitz discusses his documentary “Nuclear Savage,” in which he makes the case that the U-S deliberately exposed Marshall Islanders to fallout from South Pacific nuclear tests, to study the effects of radiation. PBS helped fund “Nuclear Savage,” but has never broadcast it. Miya McHugh intern from College of Marin, assists.

Gloria La Riva is with the ANSWER Coalition; Roger Harris is with the Marin Interfaith Task Force on the Americas.  Adam Horowitz has been a documentary filmmaker since the 1980s.

Project Censored - Fukushima four years and forever - 03.10.15

Four years have now passed since the Fukushima nuclear disaster began. This week's Project Censored Show looks at Fukushima from several perspectives. Attorney Charles Bonner provides an update on the lawsuit seeking damages for the US Navy sailors who've suffered debilitating injuries since their ship was sent into the disaster zone to do relief work. Cindy Folkers speaks about the hazards of radioactive particles, and the inadequate monitoring of the Fukushima radiation releases. Retired nuclear engineer Arnie Gunderson looks at the overall safety record of nuclear power and finds it wanting. And Libbe HaLevy explains how people can minimize their radiation exposure.

Straights and LGBTQ - 03.02.15

Program summary: Hosts Peter Phillips and Miya McHugh examine LGBTQ issues in contemporary America. The first guest, Sonoma State University sociologist James Joseph Dean, discusses  his new book "Straights;" Dean contends that today's "post-closeted" queer community has also impacted the sexual identity of straight heterosexuals in American society. Later in the program, a queer-youth viewpoint from from College of Marin student Caitlin McCoy.

Project Censored - 02.24.15

Mickey Huff and his guests discuss two major public health issues. First, investigative journalist 
Peter Byrne examines myths and realities about breast cancer, and how corporate “philanthropy” 
influences public discourse. Next,  plaintiffs' attorney Nate Mudd explains how asbestos-related 
diseases take thousands of lives each year in the U.S., yet asbestos remains in use. Mudd also 
looks at pending legislation that could reduce compensation for victims of mesothelioma and 
other diseases caused by asbestos.

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Project Censored - 01.27.15

Anthony Fest hosts two whistleblowers who speak out about sexual assault and harassment  in Veterans Administration hospitals, 
saying these offenses are pervasive in the VA system. And a Human Rights Watch investigator provides an update 
about forthcoming HRW reports on the problem. Guests include Monisha Rios a social worker and VA patient counselor; "Lisa" is a current VA patient who requested anonymity, both are Army veterans, and  Sara Dareshori is a lawyer and researcher at Human Rights Watch.

Project Censored - 01.120.15

Mickey Huff and Peter Phillips interview  Dr. Carlos Torres is a Media Anthropologist at Sonoma State University. He has spent significant field research time in Chiapas Mexico, where he examined the diversity of emerging public media and truth telling. Additionally, they talk with Joseph Lough a lecturer in the Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley. He recently returned from Bosnia after living there for the past year where he observed the formation of an occupy-like democracy movement and the creation of a people's Plenum.