Program Summary: September 17, 2021 was the tenth anniversary of the start of Occupy Wall Street. Journalist Michael Levitin was there at its beginning, and, among other roles, edited the Occupy Wall Street Journal. His new book Generation Occupy, chronicles the history of the Occupy movement and its ongoing influence. He and Mickey Huff spoke in a Zoom event presented by Diablo Valley College on October 14.   Michael Levitin is a widely-published journalist who in 2011 started the Occupy Wall Street Journal. Prior to taking part in Occupy, he wrote for publications such as the Financial Times and Los Angeles Times. He now teaches journalism at Diablo Valley College. His web site is www.michaellevitin.com   

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Project Censored - 10.20.21

Program Summary: In the aftermath of Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen's testimony to Congress, Mickey and his guests look at the ongoing issues of social media's social responsibility, or lack of responsibility. Were most of Haugen's disclosures already known? And what actions should be taken to reduce the harm caused by the behavior of Facebook and the other digital media giants? Alan MacLeod is a media critic, a staff writer at Mint Press News, and a contributor to many other publications. He's also the author of "Bad News From Venezuela." Nolan Higdon teaches history and media studies at California State University, East Bay. He's also the author of "The Anatomy of Fake News"  

Project Censored - 10.12.21

Program Summary: On the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, Code Pink, Massachusetts Peace Action, Project Censored and other organizations held an online seminar on the worldwide toll of the US "War On Terror," and strategies for resisting militarism in the years to come. This week's Project Censored Show presents excerpts from some of the speeches at that event. This is the second half of a two-part series; the first was aired in the Project Censored Show of 9-20-21.   Notes: Some of the participants' presentations have been edited due to time constraints or audio quality issues. The original webinar is over three hours long, and can be viewed in its entirety at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwa2c2txI0A  

Project Censored - 10.05.21

Program Summary: This week is Banned-Books Week 2021, an annual affirmation of Americans' right to read. In the first half of the program, Mickey and his guests look at some recent efforts to restrict students' choice of books in Ohio and Texas. September 2021 is also the tenth anniversary of the start of Occupy Wall Street. Author Michael Levitin joins Mickey to look at Occupy's origins and its ongoing influence.     Nora Pelizzari is Director of Communications at the National Coalition Against Censorship (www.ncac.org). Jackie Farmer is Senior Program Officer at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (www.thefire.org). Michael Levitin is a widely-published journalist who in 2011 started the Occupy Wall Street Journal. His new book is Generation Occupy: Reawakening American Democracy. His web site is www.michaellevitin.com Other web sites mentioned on this program: www.bannedbooksweek.org www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/oif

Project Censored - 09.29.21

Program Summary: On the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, Code Pink, Massachusetts Peace Action, Project Censored and other organizations held an online seminar on the worldwide toll of the US "War On Terror," and strategies for resisting militarism in the years to come. This week's Project Censored Show presents excerpts from some of the speeches at that event.     Notes: The original webinar is over three hours long, and can be viewed in its entirety at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwa2c2txI0A  

Project Censored - 09.21.21

Program Summary:   For the upcoming twentieth anniversary of the September 11th attacks, Mickey and his guests examine some still-unanswered questions about the attacks and the events that preceded them, notably why several already-identified terror suspects were not taken into custody by US authorities.     Peter Dale Scott is the author of dozens of books of poetry and prose, including Coming to Jakarta, The Road to 9/11, and American War Machine. Aaron Good is Covert Action Magazine's Editor-at-Large, and author of the forthcoming book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. Ben Howard is an independent researcher based in Boston. The three have written a forthcoming article for Covert Action Magazine for the Sept. 11 anniversary.  

Project Censored - 09.07.21

Program Summary: As the nation marks 20 years since the Sept 11 attacks, Mickey interviews Ray McGinnis, the author of a new book that looks at numerous questions that remain unanswered by official authorities, and were not even asked by the 9/11 Commission. Then long-time 9/11 researcher Ken Jenkins explains why activists must be on the lookout for logical fallacies in their own thinking, especially on controversial issues such as 9/11.   Ray McGinnis is the author of the new book "Unanswered Questions: What the September Eleventh Families Asked and the 9/11 Commission Ignored." He is a freelance writer and writing instructor. Ken Jenkins is an independent video producer and long-time Sept 11 researcher. He holds a degree in electrical engineering, and has also studied psychology.

Project Censored - 09.14.21

Program Summary:   In the first segment, journalist Dave Lindorff shares the little-known story of Ted Hall (1925-1999), a teenage science prodigy who worked on the WWII Manhattan Project, then shared his atomic secrets with the USSR, to ensure that the US wouldn't be the world's only possessor of nuclear weapons. Then Dan O'Connell and Scott Peters speak about their new book, a collection of writings by scholars who helped fight for the betterment of California farmworkers and farming communities.    Notes:   Dave Lindorff is a veteran journalist and has written four books. His recent article about Ted Hall can be found at www.counterpunch.org/2019/08/09/remembering-ted-hall-and-klaus-fuchs Dan O'Connell is executive director of the Central Valley Partnership. Scott Peters teaches at Cornell University. Their new book is "In the Struggle: Scholars and the Fight against Industrial Agribusiness in California."    

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Former Congressman and presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich is Mickey's first guest; he's written a new book (The Division of Light and Power) about a lonely battle he waged to preserve public power in Cleveland during his term as mayor. In the second half of the show, poet Lisa Wells speaks about her new book Believers: Making a Life at the End of the World. It's a collection of biographies of a wide range of individuals who've remained dedicated to preserving and enhancing pieces of land, despite the spectre of catastrophic climate change.     Notes:   Dennis Kucinich served eight terms in the US House of Representatives, and twice ran for President. But his greatest battle may have been in his one term as mayor of Cleveland in the late 1970s, when he fought off an attempt to privatize the city's municipally-owned electric system. His new book, The Division of Light and Power, tells the story of that struggle.   Lisa Wells is a poet and author based in Portland, Oregon. Her conversation with Mickey Huff took place as a Zoom event sponsored by KPFA-FM (Berkeley, CA) and Project Censored.

Project Censored - 08.25.21

The first guest on this week's program is Kevin Gosztola of www.Shadowproof.com  . He and Mickey speak about notable whistleblowers who've been in the news recently, including Julian Assange, Daniel Hale, and Reality Winner.   In the second half of the show, a look at the fallout from a 2020 Congressional election, when Shahid Buttar ran again House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in her San Francisco district. Although Pelosi was easily re-elected, Buttar says elements of the local Democratic Party retaliated against him for challenging Pelosi, by spreading groundless allegations of personal misconduct. And, he says, multiple local media outlets covered the allegations despite the absence of credible evidence. Buttar joins the program, along with Gloria Berry, a member of the party's Central Committee ("DCCC") for San Francisco.   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.   Shahid Buttar is a civil-rights lawyer, and has worked at the Bill of Rights Defense Committee and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. In the 2020 election, he challenged long-time incumbent Nancy Pelosi for her seat in California's 12th District (San Francisco). Gloria Berry is a Navy veteran, and the founder of a womens' mentoring organization.    

Project Censored - 08.17.21

Mickey's guests for the hour are Susan Zakin and Steve Erickson. Zakin created the online journal www.JournalOfThePlagueYears.ink as a place for new literature and new kinds of literature, especially work examining life in the pandemic. Novelist Steve Erickson is a contributing editor to the site.    Susan Zakin is an environmental journalist, and the founder of Journal of the Plague Years. Her previous works include "Coyotes and Town Dogs." Steve Erickson is a prolific novelist, and teaches at the University of California's Riverside campus. His latest work, "American Stutter," is published at Journal of the Plague Years.    

Project Censored - 08.10.21

Mickey's first guest is long-time media activist and "culture jammer" Kalle Lasn, the founder of Adbusters magazine. He summarizes the history of Adbusters, and explains some recent developments, including the decision by Canada's dominant drug-store chain to cease selling the magazine. In the second half, Chase Palmieri returns to the program to explain the project he founded, www.credder.com, the web site that gives news readers a place to evaluate the quality of news articles.   Kalle Lasn lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he founded Adbusters magazine in 1989; he remains its editor-in-chief. He is also the author of three books, Culture Jam, Design Anarchy, and Meme Wars. Chase Palmieri's work in the restaurant business inspired his idea that news consumers should have a review site for journalism analogous to Yelp's role for restaurants; to provide this opportunity, and create an incentive for news outlets to improve their product, he created www.credder.com    the Project Censored Show:   Host: Mickey Huff    Producer: Anthony Fest

Project Censored - 08.04.21

Mickey's guest for the hour is political scientist Aaron Good. Good recently completed writing a critique of the latest BBC documentary from Adam Curtis ("Can't Get You Out of My Head"), ultimately concluding that the work is intended to distract and hide rather than reveal. His conversation with Mickey covers issues from the JFK assassination to changes in the world financial system in the 1970s.   Aaron Good holds a doctorate in political science from Temple University. His three-part critique of Adam Curtis can be found online at www.kennedysandking.com    He has a book, American Exception: Empire and the Deep State, scheduled for release in 2022.   Host: Mickey Huff    Producer: Anthony Fest

Project Censored - 07.27.21

This week's program presents edited audio of a July 13, 2021 Zoom conversation in which Mickey hosted author Dan Kovalik. Kovalik spoke about his latest work, "Cancel This Book: The Progressive Case Against Cancel Culture." Kovalik warns of the dangers of 'cancel culture' on the left, and advocates instead for dialogue and tolerance of differing opinions.   Dan Kovalik is a law professor and a prolific author; some of his recent books include "No More War," and "The Plot to Overthrow Venezuela."   Host: Mickey Huff    Producer: Anthony Fest  

Project Censored - 07.20.21

How did the dominant corporate media cover Joe Biden's first 100 days as President? And how has media coverage of Biden differed from that given to Donald Trump?  Mickey is joined by Emil Marmol and Nolan Higdon to discuss a forthcoming article the three of them wrote on these topics. Then Jennifer Lyons speaks about her new academic study of left-populist podcasts, and how their perspectives differ from those of legacy media such as cable TV.       Notes: Nolan Higdon teaches at California State University, East Bay. He and Emil Marmot are frequent contributors to Project Censored. Their forthcoming article will be titled, "Returning to Neoliberal Normalcy." Jennifer Lyons teaches History at Diablo Valley College; her forthcoming article on left-populist media was coauthored with Nolan Higdon.

Project Censored - 07.14.21

Mickey Huff is co-host of the Project Censored Show with former Project Censored director Dr. Peter Phillips. It airs on the progressiveradionetwork.com out of New York City

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