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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. 

 

 

 

 

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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 Marmalade2) "War" by Edwin Starr 

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

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.

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

 

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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.comMusic-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 Project2) "The Watcher" by Dave Holland3) "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.

 

 

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Web sites mention on this program:www.leecamp.comwww.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.

 

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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. 

 

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