In the first half of the program, Shahid Buttar discusses the chapter he wrote for Censored 2017, “Ike’s Distopian Dream,” where he examines the many ways that President Eisenhower’s warning about the military-industrial complex has proven correct.For the second half of the program, Mickey and Peter survey some of the other…

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Project Censored has just released its latest yearbook of stories under-reported or misreported by U.S. corporate media. On today’s program, Peter and Mickey speak to three individuals who contributed to, or edited, “Censored 2017.” Andy Lee Roth co-edited the book with Mickey; he also teaches sociology at Citrus College in…

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In the first half-hour, author and professor Carol Anderson rejoins the Project Censored Show to discuss structural racism in the US, especially in the context of the presidential campaign. In the second half of the program, human-rights activists Hector Aristizabal and Isabel Garcia speak about conditions on the US-Mexico border,…

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Banned-Books Week 2016 is here, and Mickey spends the hour in conversation with three defenders of the “freedom to read.” They explore some of the ways in which students’ access to books can be inhibited. In keeping with this year’s BBW theme of “diversity”, the guests note that most books…

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In recognition of the 15th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, today’s guest is Tony Rooke, producer of the recent documentary “Incontrovertible.” The film focuses on the question, why did World Trade Center Building 7 fall, when it was not struck by a plane? “Incontrovertible” also is unique among 9/11 documentaries in that…

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Peter Phillips and guest co-host Michael Levitan spend the hour with Brian Wilson, the peace activist who survived being run over by a munitions train during a demonstration at a California naval base 29 years ago. Wilson recounts his transformation from Vietnam-War hawk to veteran to antiwar organizer, and also explains…

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For the first half of the program, Peter and Mickey speak with author and Code-Pink cofounder Medea Benjamin; her new book, “Kingdom of the Unjust,” examines the history of U.S.-Saudi Arabian relations, and how the two governments remain close despite the Saudis’ repressing their own population, fighting a war in…

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Mickey speaks with two authors in the new “Hot Books” series. First, Nicholas Schou discusses “Spooked: How the CIA Manipulates the Media and Hoodwinks Hollywood.” Then Alexander Zaitchik describes his study of Trump voters, “Gilded Rage: A Wild Ride Through Donald Trump’s America.” Also on hand for the hour is author David Talbot,…

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Peter and Mickey spend the hour in discussion with Mark Crispin Miller, NYU professor, author, and media critic. Their conversation included both critiques of corporate media’s recent performance (such as coverage of the presidential campaign), and ongoing developments that threaten freedom of the press and of thought. The conversation offered…

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In the first half of the show, Anthony DiMaggio and Andrew Austin rebut some of the anti-Black Lives Matter commentaries circulating in corporate media; they note, for example, that on-the-job deaths of police are much lower today than in the 1980s. Next, a discussion about the annual Whistleblower Summit, taking place July…

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