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On January 6, 2021, mobs of violent right-wingers invaded the U.S. Capitol building, some of them threatening the lives of members of Congress.

On January 13, Mickey Huff hosted an online panel discussion "Coup d'Trump," about the attack on the Capitol and its implications, as well as a critique

of how corporate and corporate-sponsored media framed the events of January 6. This week's Project Censored Show presents the panelists'

remarks, as well as their responses to questions posed by members of a Zoom audience.

 

Notes:

The panelists were Mnar Muhawish Adley of Mint Press News, Robin Andersen of Fordham University, Nicholas Baham III and Nolan Higdon of California State University,

East Bay, and Allison Butler of the University of Massachusetts. The complete discussion of over 90 minutes can be viewed at www.ProjectCensored.org 

 

Music-break music: "Underture" by the Who

Mickey's first guest is veteran technology entrepreneur John Marshall. In his new book "Free is Bad," he contends that internet users'

expectation that everything online should be provided free has been a disservice to themselves  and to society, because it makes advertisers,

not internet users, the real customers of the tech firms. In the second half of the show, History and Media Studies lecturer Nolan Higdon

returns to the program for a discussion about what the January 6 mob attack on the U.S. Capitol means for the media and for the country. 

Notes:

John Marshall has 40 years' experience in the high-technology industry, including starting several companies; his specialty is advertising technology.

The web site for his new book is www.freeisbad.com. Nolan Higdon teaches at California State University, East Bay and is a frequent contributor

to Project Censored. His latest book, “The Anatomy of Fake News,” is published by the University of California Press.

 

Music-Break information:

1) "Underture" by the Who

 

2) "Long Red" by Mountain

 

3) "Wot Gorilla?" by Genesis

This week's program begins with Kevin Gosztola's analysis of the recent UK court rulings about Julian Assange;

although the judge refused to allow Assange's extradition to the U.S., Gosztola says press freedom suffered severe setbacks in the case.

In the second half-hour, Michael D. Knox explains the activities of the U.S. Peace Memorial Foundation, and its efforts to confront the militaristic nature of U.S. culture.

 

 

Notes:

Kevin Gosztola is the managing editor of the news web site www.Shadowproof.com .  He has covered the Julian Assange legal proceedings in the UK

from the beginning, as well as other press-freedom and whistleblower cases. Michael D. Knox is a retired psychologist, and the founder and chair of

the U.S. Peace Memorial Foundation, www.USPeaceMemorial.org 

In the first half of the program, Aaron Good summarizes an article he co-wrote about the September 9, 2001 murder

of Afghan militia leader Ahmed Shah Massoud, and its connection to the subsequent September 11th attacks and the US occupation of Afghanistan.

Then English professor Adam Bessie examines the implications of the massive change from in-person to remote instruction at community colleges,

in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

 

 

Notes:

Aaron Good is a history instructor in the Philadelphia area. His article with Peter Dale Scott,

"Was the Now-Forgotten Murder of One Man on September 9, 2001 a Crucial Pre-condition for 9/11?"

can be found at www.covertactionmagazine.com   

 

Adam Bessie teaches English at Diablo Valley College, and writes about education and social justice.
His article, "Going Remote: Flattening the Curriculum" appears in Project Censored's 2021 book.

 

 

Music-Break information:

1) "Twilight Zone" by Golden Earring

 

2) "Wall Street Shuffle" by 10cc

 

3) "The Way It Is" by Bruce Hornsby and the Range

In the first half of the show, Sharyl Attkisson shares ideas from her new book “Slanted. “ She contends that in recent years

corporate and government forces have dramatically expanded their intervention into the conduct of journalism, to the extent

that some types of investigative stories can no longer be reported.

 

Then British reporter Rachael Jolley joins the show to explain how the coronavirus pandemic has changed the work of reporters –

in Europe and elsewhere. She notes that even while the pandemic has squeezed media outlets' revenue, communities are searching

for reliable local news more than they previously did.

 

Notes:

 

Sharyl Attkisson has reported for CBS News, CNN and PBS. She now hosts her own Sunday program “Full Measure”

on Sinclair Broadcasting. Her web site is www.sharylattkisson.com 

 

Rachael Jolley wrote for several British newspapers, and also was editor-in-chief of the Index on Censorship magazine.

She is now an editor at Eurozine, and also teaches at Sheffield University.

 

Music-Break information:

1) “Phoenix” by Wishbone Ash

2) “The Resistance” by 2 Cellos

3) “Pipeline” by the Alan Parsons Project

In an online speech delivered one week after the election, journalist Chris Hedges spoke about the much deeper forces

of political and economic decay afflicting the US. This week's Project Censored Show contains Hedges' complete speech,

titled "The Culture of Despair."

 

Notes:

 

Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist with a long career as a foreign correspondent around the world.

He hosts the program "On Contact" for RT Television, and writes online at www.scheerpost.com  His books include

War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, Death of the Liberal Class, and most recently, America: The Farewell Tour.

 

Music-Break information:

 

 “The Truth Won't Fade Away” by Procol Harum

Project Censored's new annual volume is now available. "State of the Free Press 2021"

includes the well-known 'Top 25' censored stories, as well as many additional chapters of media analysis.

Mickey Huff and Andy Lee Roth are the co-editors of this volume; today on the Project Censored Show

they discuss the new book, and also explain Project Censored's analytical approach.

 

Notes:

 

Andy Lee Roth is associate director of Project Censored, and coordinator of its Campus Affiliates Program.

He holds a PhD in Sociology from UCLA and has published widely on media issues.

 

Music-Break information:

1) “Johnny Left Home Without It” by Wishbone Ash

2) “Son of Mr. Green Genes” by Frank Zappa

3) “Topaz” by Journey

 

the Project Censored Show:

 

Host: Mickey Huff

Producer: Anthony Fest

Technology companies are enthusiastically promoting the consumer "benefits" of fifth-generation (5G) wireless technology.

But today's guests say 5G will also deliver an array of dangers -- to human health and the world environment. They explain

some of the hazards of 5G, and suggest courses of action, both individual and political, to confront the problems.

Guests: Kate Kheel, Phoebe Sorgen, Amber Yang, and Kenn Burrows.

 

 

 

Notes:

 

Web sites mentioned on this program:

www.stop5ginternational.org

www.ehtrust.org

www.5gcrisis.com

www.mdsafetech.org

www.emfportal.org

www.gowired.org

 

Music-break information:

1) "Digital Haircut" by Lord Echo

2) "Pipeline" by the Alan Parsons Project 
3) "Blasting Cap" by Preston Reed

Nico Perrino is the first guest on this week's program; the topic is "Mighty Ira," Perrino's new documentary on the life and times of Ira Glasser. 

Glasser led the American Civil Liberties Union from 1978 to 2001, and helped build it into the influential organization it is today. 

Then Mickey welcomes philosophy professor John K. Roth, who has dedicated most of his scholarly career to studying the Holocaust. 

He explains the conditions that gave rise to fascism and the genocide of Jews, and suggests what lessons modern societies should remember 

to avoid taking similar paths.  

 

 

 

 

Notes:

 

Nico Perrino was co-director of "Mighty Ira." (www.mightyira.com). He is also a staff member at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (www.thefire.org).  John K. Roth is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Claremont-McKenna College in southern California. 

He has written extensively about the Holocaust, including materials for educators. His latest publication is "Sources of Holocaust Insight,"

from Cascade Books.

 

Music-break information:
1) "Pipeline" by the Alan Parsons Project  
2) "Elegia" by Carlo Balzaretti
3) "Dance of the Forgotten" by Hal Freedman

Historian Peter Kuznick is the first guest; he makes the case for Americans to 'hold their noses'

and vote for Joe Biden, but also expresses pessimism about the directions a Biden administration is likely to take.

Then media scholar Victor Pickard returns to the program to examine commercial media's superficial coverage of the election,

as well as its failures on other issues.

 

 

Notes:

 

This program was recorded on November 4 and 5 -- after the presidential election,

but before news services projected the winner.

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

and also directs AU's Nuclear Studies Program (edspace.american.edu/nsi).

He and Oliver Stone wrote the "The Untold History of the United States."

Victor Pickard is Professor of Communication at the University of Pennsylvania,

and co-director of the Media, Inequality and Change Center (mic.asc.upenn.edu).

His most recent book is "Democracy Without Journalism?"

Music-break information:
1) "Wall Street Shuffle" by 10cc.
2) "Water Song" by Hot Tuna

3) "The Resistance" by 2 Cellos