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Project Censored - 08.04.20

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 says this is a myth. On this week's program, Kuznick rebuts that belief,

demonstrating that it was widely-known at the time that Japan was looking to surrender, and the bombs did nothing to hasten that surrender. His conversation with Mickey Huff also covers related issues, such as the unprecedented anti-Japanese racism employed in U.S. wartime propaganda, and how the use of the bombs worsened the Cold War.

 

Notes:

 

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

and also 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 information:

1. “The Isle of the Dead” by Sergei Rachmaninoff

2. “2 Minutes to Midnight” by Iron Maiden

3. “Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima" by Krzysztof Penderecki

Project Censored - 07.29.20

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 more welcoming and accessible to communities of color?

 

Notes:

Mickey's guests are:

 

Mark Bartolini, a disaster-relief specialist, and a former executive director of the Point Reyes National Seashore Association.

He writes on public-health and parks, and their connection to social equity.

Laura Cunningham, who works at the Western Watersheds Project (www.westernwatersheds.org),

and is the founder of www.pointreyesrewild.org 

 

Music-break information:

1. “This Land is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie

2. “Out in the Country” by Three Dog Night

3. “Big Yellow Taxi” by Counting Crows

Project Censored - 06.30.20

Mickey's guest for the hour is Nolan Higdon; their subject is fake news and Higdon's forthcoming book,

"The Anatomy of Fake News." Their discussion includes a look at the long history of fake news, 

as well as Higdon's proposed checklist for identifying a story as fake news.  

 

 

Notes:

 

Nolan Hidgon teaches teaches history and media studies at California State University, East Bay, 

and is a frequent contributor to the annual Project Censored books. He and Mickey Huff are the authors 

of the recent book "United States of Distraction."

Music-break information:
1) "Lucifer" by the Alan Parsons Project
2) "Daily News" by Tom Paxton
3) "Pipeline" by the Alan Parsons Project

 

 

the Project Censored Show:

 

Host: Mickey Huff

Producers: Anthony Fest & Dennis Murphy

 

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Project Censored - 06.23.20

As the concept of "defunding the police" is discussed nationwide, this week's program offers an example of 

how to replace policing and discipline with community-based approaches. Mickey's guests explain the theory, 

practice and benefits of using 'restorative justice' in the context of public schools.

 

 

Notes:

 

Amber Yang is a Restorative Justice & Wellness Coordinator at Novato High School in Marin County, California. 

Phoebe Smith is a long-time public-school teacher and teacher trainer, and is now a consultant to school districts 

on restorative-justice practices. 

 

Music-break info:

1) "Human Nature" by 2 Cellos

2) "Blasting Cap" by Preston Reed

Project Censored - 06.17.20

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 Matter demonstrations.  

 

Notes:

 

Dan Kovalik is a law professor and author; his latest book, "No More War," is from Skyhorse Publishing.
Chris Finan is executive director of the National Coalition Against Censorship, http://www.ncac.org

Music-break information:
1) "America" by the Nice
2) "Masters of War" by Odetta
3) "Twilight Zone" by Golden Earring

Project Censored - 06.02.20

Mickey's first guest this week is 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 Eleanor Goldfield returns to the show to describe

her new documentary "Hard Road of Hope," a look at the history of labor and environmental-health 

struggles in West Virginia. 

Notes: 

 

Robin Andersen teaches communications and media studies at Fordham University in New York. 

Her recent article "A Pandemic Is Not A War," can be found at fair.org/home/a-pandemic-is-not-a-war   

Eleanor Goldfield is a journalist, artist and organizer; her web site is www.artkillingapathy.com  

 

Music-break information:

1) "Gimme Some Truth" by John Lennon

2) "Uncle Sam Goddamn" by Brother Ali

3) "Fire In The Hole" by Hazel Dickens

 

 

the Project Censored Show:

 

Host: Mickey Huff

 

Producers: Anthony Fest and Dennis Murphy

 

Archives at 

www.projectcensored.org/category/radio

Project Censored - 05.20.20

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. 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

 

Joel Ies was a labor and antiwar activist in Fresno, CA in 1970. David Ziegler is a filmmaker 

and the creator of the "Sir, No Sir" documentary. Ira Shor was a graduate student and antiwar organizer 

in Madison, Wisconsin in 1970. David Swanson is executive director of World Beyond War.

Music-break information:
1) & 3) "Reflections of My Life" by Marmalade
2) "War" by Edwin Starr 

The full four hours of interviews can be found at www.truthtribunal.org 

Project Censored - 05.12.20

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 Professor of History at American University in Washington, DC, and coauthor of The Untold History of the United States. 

In 1970, he was a Rutgers University student and an antiwar organizer. Joseph Lewis was a Kent State student in 1970, and one of 

the nine students wounded by National Guard gunfire. Laurel Krause is the younger sister of Allison Krause, one of the four Kent State students 

shot to death in 1970. She has been part of the Krause family's campaign for official accountability for the death of Allison. DeRay McKesson, 

born in 1985, is a Black Lives Matter organizer, an author, and one of the founders of the Mapping Police Violence project. His web site is www.deray.com. 
The entire four hours of Mickey's interviews can be found at www.truthtribunal.org. 

Music-break info:
"Ohio" by Neil Young.

Project Censored - 05.05.20

This week's program focuses on the media's response to the Coronavirus epidemic.

Mickey's first guest, Nicholas Baham, outlines his "Covid Chronicles," a continuing collection

of interviews from people around the US -- especially from communities neglected in 

corporate media -- about how the coronavirus is affecting their lives. In the second half of

the program, Anthony Dimaggio explains how big media has been unable to hold Trump

to account on the epidemic; he also examines why right-wing protests against social

distancing have received more news coverage than the much more significant actions of

"front-line" retail workers and medical personnel.

 

 

 

Notes:

 

Nicholas Baham III teaches Ethnic Studies at California State University, East Bay, and is the creator of the

"Covid Chronicles," available via Project Censored. Anthony Dimaggio teaches Political Science at Lehigh University

in Pennsylvania, and is a frequent contributor to Counterpunch.org.  His most recent article can be found at

www.counterpunch.org/2020/04/21/coronavirus-and-rightwing-rebellion-retreading-a-tired-narrative  

 

Music-break info:
1) "Beck's Bolero" by Jeff Beck

2) "Ride Across the River" by Dire Straits 
3) "Marwa Blues" by George Harrison

 

the Project Censored Show:

 

Host: Mickey Huff 

 

Producers: Anthony Fest and Dennis Murphy

 

Archives at 

www.projectcensored.org/category/radio

Project Censored - 04.28.20

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