Project Censored

This week's program is an overview of the biases and dangers of corporate media. Freelance journalist Chelli Stanley

explains why corporate media is not "mainstream." Then Nolan Higdon returns to the show to discuss the new

book he and Mickey have written, "United States of Distraction: Media Manipulation in Post-Truth America."

Notes:

 

Links to the guests' publications:www.counterpunch.org/2019/08/02/corporate-media-lets-remember-who-writes-those-storieswww.projectcensored.org/product/signed-pre-sale-united-states-of-distraction-media-manipulation-in-post-truth-america-and-what-we-can-do-about-it

Music-break information:1) "Magnetica" by Quantic2) "Gimme Some Truth" by John Lennon3) "the Resistance" by 2 Cellos

This week's guests are two investigative reporters:First, Will Carruthers explores the surprising ties between a utility company lobbyist, 

a charitable foundation and a local newspaper.Then, in the wake of Jeffrey Epstein's death, Whitney Webb shares the information she's gathered 

about his connections to politicians, spy agencies in the US and Israel, and organized crime. 

Notes:

 

Links to the guests' articles:bohemian.com/northbay/juiced/Content?oid=9026523mintpressnews.com/mega-group-maxwells-mossad-spy-story-jeffrey-epstein-scandal/261172

Music-break information:1) "the Power of Gold" by Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg2) "Lucifer" by the Alan Parsons Project3) "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Metallica

On this week's program, we hear a speech by the legendary political activist and consumer-rights advocate 

Ralph Nader. Nader outlines some of the most critical problems facing Americans, including exorbitant military spending, 

out-of-control corporations, and thousands of annual deaths in the workplace, or from lack of health care coverage. 

But then he names some individuals who've made a difference in recent U.S. history, explains what students 

can accomplish on campus, and how voters can hold legislators accountable. Nader spoke on March 5, 2018 at 

Sonoma State University in northern California, as part of the campus's annual Social Justice Week Lecture Series.

Peter and Mickey spend the hour in conversation with Carol Anderson. 

Her book, "White Rage," chronicles the history of white resistance and obstruction

to African-American equality, from the Reconstruction period to modern times.

 

Notes:

 

Carol Anderson is Professor of African-American Studies at Emory University in Atlanta. 

Her previous works include "Eyes Off the Prize" and "Bourgeois Radicals."

Author and public intellectual Henry Giroux returns to the program to discuss his newest book, 

"American Nightmare: Facing the Challenge of Facism." Among his observations, he explains 

why the rise of Donald Trump was not an aberration, but the outcome of forces that have 

been at work for decades.

This week's guest is author and law professor Dan Kovalik; he speaks about US interventions 

around the world, past and present, and the cost Americans pay to maintain the gigantic US military machine. 

 

Dan Kovalik is a retired labor-union attorney, and now teaches at the University of Pittsburgh Law School.He is also a prolific author, and has recently had four books published on the Skyhorse label, all dealing with 

US interventions around the globe.

In this week's program, we hear a speech given in 2018 by Mickey Huff as part of 

the annual Social Justice Week lecture series at Sonoma State University in California.

His topic was "Fake News and the Truth Emergency." In his speech, he took note 

of the deep historical roots of the concept of 'fake news,' including the origins 

of public relations in the early 20th century with Edward Bernays.

Authors John Duffy and Ray Nowosielski are the guests for the hour; to speak about their recent book

The Watchdogs Didn't Bark. The product of years of investigation, it begins with the questions: why were

two of the September 11 hijackers, already in the US and on the FBI terrorist watch list, not apprehended 

long before the attacks took place, and why was no one in the US government held accountable? 

The authors find the answers in a complex web of spy agency rivalries and coverups. 

 

Notes:

 

Web site mentioned on this program:

www.watchdogsbark.com 

 

Music-break information:

1) "Lucifer" by the Alan Parsons Project

2) "Twilight Zone" by Golden Earring 

3) "Smooth Criminal" by 2 Cellos

Sept 11 scholar Jon Gold returns to the show to explain some of the continuing lies, 

and lingering unanswered questions, nearly 18 years after the 9/11 attacks. 

Then we air Jon Stewart's June 10 speech to a House committee, shaming it 

for neglect of 9/11 first responders' illnesses. Finally, "flag burner" Joey Johnson 

describes a new legal victory, and his underlying political philosophy. 

 

 

Notes:

 

Web sites mentioned on this week's show:www.wewereliedtoabout911.comwww.revcom.usMusic-break information:"Self Evident" by Ani DiFranco 

 

 

the Project Censored Show:

 

Hosts: Mickey Huff & Chase Palmieri

Producers: Anthony Fest & Dennis Murphy

University lecturer and former Project Censored co-host Nolan Higdon is this week's guest; he explains what he's learned

from his research into the distinct approaches to politics and activism of the Millennial generation.

 

Notes:

 

Nolan Higdon is a lecturer in History and Media Studies at California State University, East Bay

 

Music-break information:

1) "Magnetica" by Quantic

2) "Simplexity" by Zero One

3) "the Watcher" by Dave Holland