Podcast appearances and mentions of mickey huff

This week, were covering two things youll never hear about on corporate media – or if you do, theyll be demonized: whistleblowers, and targeted boycott movements. First up, were joined by a Capital One whistleblower who talks about how the companys internal dealings with Israeli weapons manufacturers chafes against the companys external PR campaign of progressive and diversity politics. The whistleblower outlines the so-called proper channels they attempted to utilize in addressing their concerns, and what organizing work theyre doing now to hold Capital One accountable to not only their clients but to international law. Next up, were joined by two organizers with the Eject Elbit campaign focused on decoupling the Israeli weapons manufacturer from the financial institutions it relies on. Scotty and Liza share the BDS precedent for their work, recent wins, and upcoming goals. They talk about the medias framing of their work, not least of all using and twisting their Jewishness while continuing to silence and obscure Palestinian voices and calls for justice. The News That Didn't Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. The post Project Censored – January 23, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

John delves out a jumble of news stories as he struggles to keep up with the never ending dumpster fire of terror from King Trump. Pres. Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and send the military to Minneapolis if the people of the city don't stop resisting the wide-scale terror being inflicted by ICE.Venezuelan opposition leader Corina Machado told reporters her gravel-sesh at the White House today included a presentation of her Nobel Prize to America's Oldest Child-King.While European leaders are begging Trump to NOT invade Greenland, a rare, unified coalition of middle east states including Israel and Turkey have begged Trump to NOT invade Greenland.Then, he speaks with MICKEY HUFF who is the third director of Project Censored and is the president of the nonprofit Media Freedom Foundation. Huff joined Ithaca College in New York fall of 2024, where he now also serves as the Distinguished Director of the Park Center for Independent Media and Professor of Journalism. Since 2009, he has coedited the annual volume of the Censored book series. His most recent books include The Media and Me: A Guide to Critical Media Literacy for Young People , as well as Critical Media Literacy and United States of Distraction: Media Manipulation in Post-Truth America (and what we can do about it), both co-authored with Nolan Higdon.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

First up, we welcome back to the program analyst and organizer Leonardo Flores to talk to us about whats really going on on the ground in Venezuela, contextualizing the push for oil, the drug fiasco that now even the DOJ admits as farce, and cutting through the thick sludge of US propaganda. Next up, I sit down with my cohost Mickey Huff to dig into some of the news that didnt make the news, highlighting the corporate medias tireless work in laundering war crimes even when the state admits it. Mickey and I cover some of the attacks on press freedoms here and abroad and how a truly free and independent press serves as a vital link between community and the state, making escalated attacks on the press a disturbing canary in the coal mine for not only our right to know but our ability to organize for our own best interests – we cant fight what we don't know.   The News That Didn't Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. The post Project Censored – January 16, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Get Project Censored here: https://www.project-censored.org/checkout?cartToken=al75SAhuv81yPwNPruxo_lMwwudgOyosEP-_ncg8   We sit down with Mickey Huff to discuss the biggest story that mainstream media ignored or forgot!   Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH!   Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents?   Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!)   THANKS Y'ALL   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9WtLyoP9QU8sxuIfxk3eg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/ Twitter: @TIRShowOakland Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland   Substack: https://jmylesoftir.substack.com/.../the-money-will-roll...   Read Jason Myles in Sublation Magazine https://www.sublationmag.com/writers/jason-myles Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/

In the first part of the program we welcome back Dr. Shir Hever to talk about whats really going on behind the media veil of an infallible Israel. Dr. Hever debunks Israels claims that they can become militarily independent, and the effect of both military embargoes and continued BDS pressure. Next up, Brendan Ballou joins the show to talk about private equity, the veritable ghost in the machine when it comes to the escalated vampiric takeover of our communities. Ballou outlines how vague, old laws combined with an impressively powerful revolving door protect these architects of our oppression from accountability, and what local and state governments can do now – without Congress – to protect the people from private equity. The News That Didn't Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. Dr. Shir Hever is a scholar of Israel's occupation, apartheid and genocide, born in Israel and now living in Germany. He is the managing director of the Alliance for Justice between Israelis and Palestinians and his latest book is The Privatization of Israeli Security. Brendan Ballou is a former federal prosecutor and served as special counsel for private equity in the Department of Justice's antitrust division. He is the author of “Plunder: Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America” and the forthcoming “When Companies Run the Courts: Forced Arbitration and America's Secret Justice System.” The post Behind Israel's Iron Propaganda Dome / The Devil You Don't Know: Private Equity appeared first on KPFA.

Today on this special episode of the Project Censored show, we look back at 50 years of the Project with a roundtable conversation about the forthcoming State of the Free Press 2026. Joined by associate director Shealeigh Voitl and editor-at-large Andy Lee Roth, Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield dig into some of that 50 year history, the echoes of systemic problems within our media and also therefore within our society. They discuss and dissect what critical media literacy really is, solutions and citizen journalism, journalistic ethics and what a press of and for by the people really means, and why we need it now more than ever. The News That Didn't Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. The post Project Censored:The State of the Free Press – A Look Back at 50 Years of Project Censored appeared first on KPFA.

Today on this special episode of the Project Censored show, we look back at 50 years of the Project with a roundtable conversation about the forthcoming State of the Free Press 2026. Joined by associate director Shealeigh Voitl and editor-at-large Andy Lee Roth, Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield dig into some of that 50 year history, the echoes of systemic problems within our media and also therefore within our society. They discuss and dissect what critical media literacy really is, solutions and citizen journalism, journalistic ethics and what a press of and for by the people really means, and why we need it now more than ever.   The News That Didn't Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. The post The State of the Free Press: A Look Back at 50 Years of Project Censored appeared first on KPFA.

From direct attacks on the press from a fascistic federal government to the explosion of AI and the closure and consolidation of news outlets around the country, truth itself is under direct, relentless assault, as are the journalists who have committed their lives to reporting the truth about what's happening in and to our world. And the intended result of these attacks is to create a more atomized, alienated, ignorant, disempowered public that is easier to divide, control, and manipulate. In this podcast, recorded at Red Emma's Cooperative Bookstore and Cafe in Baltimore on Nov. 22, 2025, TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez speaks with Mickey Huff, Eleanor Goldfield, and Mischa Geracoulis from Project Censored about the world-shaping role media play in our politics today, and about how independent journalists and the communities they serve must work together to fight back against the powerful's war on truth and truth-tellers. Guests: Project Censored website and Instagram Mickey Huff, Shealeigh Voitl, & Andy Lee Roth (Eds.), Project Censored, State of the Free Press 2025Movement Media Alliance websiteCredits: Audio Post-Production: Alina NehlichBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support.Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.Follow us on:Bluesky: @therealnews.comFacebook: The Real News NetworkTwitter: @TheRealNewsYouTube: @therealnewsInstagram: @therealnewsnetworkBecome a member and join the Supporters Club for The Real News Podcast today!

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This week we are rejoined by media scholar Nolan Higdon to discuss his latest work, “Unmasking Epstein: Power, Blackmail, and the Press's Failures.” We also delve into the increasingly problematic world of Artificial Intelligence, the challenges and threats AI poses, and the importance of critical AI literacy. Next, Mickey speaks to Brown University first year student James Libresco about his latest Dispatch on Media and Politics for Project Censored titled, “A Direct Attack on Freedom of Speech: Trump Takes on Higher Ed.” Libresco addresses media freedom and the student press, as well as the massive pushback to Trump's so-called “Compact for Excellence in Higher Education,” which actually poses major threats to academic freedom. Nolan Higdon is is a political analyst, author, host of The Disinfo Detox Podcast, curator of the Gaslight Gazette, a lecturer at Merrill College and the Education Department at University of California, Santa Cruz, and a Project Censored National Judge. Higdons areas of concentration include critical AI literacy, podcasting, digital culture, news media history and propaganda, and critical media literacy. He is a regular commentator on current affairs for several media networks in the San Francisco Bay Area. All of Higdons work is available at Substack. James Libresco was co-editor in chief of Theogony, his high school paper for the 2024-25 school year, where he covered education, city politics, and breaking news. His work has been published in The Alexandria Times, The Alexandria Gazette Packet and The Zebra, among other outlets. James recently published a Dispatch on Media and Politics for Project Censored on Trump's attacks on higher education and is currently a first year student at Brown University studying political science.   The News That Didn't Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. The post Project Censored:Media Failures and the Epstein Files, + AI Threats; Trump's Attacks on Higher Education appeared first on KPFA.

Eleanor Goldfield hosts this week's program. In the first part of the program, Palestinian-American journalist, translator, photographer, and media analyst Laura Albast joins the show to discuss journalism as memory work, and the narrative as a battlefield upon which ever more advanced technology takes aim at Palestinian voices and lived experiences. Laura frames journalism as a commitment – to people and their stories, and talks about how the chasing of headlines and by-lines in the 24-hour news cycle leads to extractive journalism, and how and why movement media can be the antidote. Next up, Economics PHD students Shakked Noy and Aakaash Rao discuss their recent report: The Business of the Culture War which links the contemporary “culture wars” to changes in media technologies as well as economic incentives for cable news. Shakked and Aakaash discuss how their research shows that the economic drive for viewership has incentivized corporate media to turn away from actual political news and towards sensational infotainment, and how the commodification of legitimate rage leaves us dumber and more divided than ever before. The News That Didn't Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. The post Project Censored – November 28, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

We start this week off with news that didn't make the news from Sudan. Researcher and analyst Mosaab Baba joins us to contextualize the recent atrocities in El-Fasher, Sudan, highlighting decades-long power struggles not only inside the country but internationally as well. Mosaab explains the goals of these new imperialists and their genocidal beneficiaries, the importance of Sudan's rich mineral and agricultural assets, and how the guns and money always lead to the familiar players of the UAE, Egypt, the US and Israel. Next up, John Collins of Weave News comes back on the program to discuss news abuse, using a specific example in upstate New York to highlight how even regional media that did previously stand up to power falls in line behind the fallacy conflating antizioinism with antisemitism. John also discusses the Palestinization of the globe, and prescriptions for both media and media consumers on how to stay critically media literate in these critical times. —— Mosaab Baba is a researcher and analyst on Sudan, and has been a lead consultant for the Ayin Network (@AyinSudan) John Collins is emeritus professor of global studies at St. Lawrence University and editorial director at Weave News. He is the author of the 2011 book Global Palestine, which explores the globalization of Palestine and the Palestinization of the globe. New   The News That Didn't Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. The post Project Censored:What's Really Going on in Sudan / Biblical Levels of News Abuse appeared first on KPFA.

Eleanor Goldfield & Mickey Huff host this week's program.  Today on this special episode of the Project Censored show, we look back at 50 years of the Project with a roundtable conversation about the forthcoming State of the Free Press 2026. Joined by associate director Shealeigh Voitl and editor-at-large Andy Lee Roth, Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield dig into some of that 50 year history, the echoes of systemic problems within our media and also therefore within our society. Shealeigh Voitl is Project Censoreds associate director, and coeditor of the yearbook series, state of the free press. Andy Lee Rothis editor-at-large for Project Censored and its publishing imprint, The Censored Press. He is co-editor of ProjectsState of the Free Pressyearbook series, and a coauthor ofThe Media and Me: A Guide to Critical Media Literacy for Young People. Roth began working with the Project in 2006, and he served as associate director from 2012-2024.  They discuss and dissect what critical media literacy really is, solutions and citizen journalism, journalistic ethics and what a press of and for by the people really means, and why we need it now more than ever. The News That Didn't Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. The post Project Censored – November 14, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

The News That Didn't Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. The post Project Censored – November 7, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

Mickey Huff hosts this week's show. This week, we welcome back the esteemed historian, professor at American University, and co-author with Oliver Stone of The Untold History of the United States, Peter Kuznick. Mickey Huff recently had a chance to catch up with one of America's most in-demand historians around the world to discuss the state of the Sate under Trump 2.0. They talk about ongoing tensions from the Middle East to Russia, and rising authoritarianism right here at home. This week, for the full hour, history matters as context for the present, with Peter Kuznick. The News That Didn't Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. The post The State of the State & Untold Recent History with Peter Kuznick appeared first on KPFA.

Eleanor Goldfield hosts this week's show. In the first part of the program, cohost Eleanor Goldfield welcomes back to the show US marine veteran Matthew Hoh to talk about the realities vs. the stories of the US military. How much does the oath to defend the Constitution really mean in practice? They look at Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseths recent performance and how this relates to the hierarchy of complicity within the higher ranking military brass. Matt and Eleanor also give some historical context to the use of the US military as a domestic police force, and how Hollywood and the stories we consume as Americans bolster these ideas of a top-down restorative violence, affecting how we think about the idea of the worlds largest military taking over our streets. Next up, author Danny Goldberg joins the show to talk about his most recent book, Liberals with Attitude: The Rodney King Beating and the Fight for the Soul of Los Angeles. Danny discusses how this history can serve us in the present, how building coalitions with those we disagree with is critical work, and how using the media – even legacy media – can support our grassroots goals. —— Matthew Hoh is the Associate Director of the Eisenhower Media Network and an Emeritus Senior Fellow with the Center for International Policy. He is a disabled Marine Corps combat veteran. In 2009, Matt resigned his post with the State Department in Afghanistan in protest over the escalation of that war. Danny Goldberg is the author of six books including the one were here to discuss today: Liberals With Attitude: The Rodney King Beating and the Fight for the Soul of Los Angeles. He was the chair of the ACLU Foundation of Southern California from 1987-1994 during which the events described in this latest book took place. He is a political activist and serves on the boards of Public Citizen, New Jewish Narrative and Brave New Films, and he is currently the president of Gold Village Entertainment having worked in the music business since the early 1970s as a personal manager for Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Bonnie Raitt, the Alman Brothers and Steve Earle, among others, and as president of three major record companies: Atlantic, Warner Bros, and Mercury.   The News That Didn't Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. The post Confronting the Warrior Ethos / Liberals With Attitude appeared first on KPFA.

Eleanor Goldfield hosts this week's show. In the first part of the program, cohost Eleanor Goldfield welcomes back to the show US marine veteran Matthew Hoh to talk about the realities vs. the stories of the US military. How much does the oath to defend the Constitution really mean in practice? They look at Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseths recent performance and how this relates to the hierarchy of complicity within the higher ranking military brass. Matt and Eleanor also give some historical context to the use of the US military as a domestic police force, and how Hollywood and the stories we consume as Americans bolster these ideas of a top-down restorative violence, affecting how we think about the idea of the worlds largest military taking over our streets.  Next up, author Danny Goldberg joins the show to talk about his most recent book, Liberals with Attitude: The Rodney King Beating and the Fight for the Soul of Los Angeles. Danny discusses how this history can serve us in the present, how building coalitions with those we disagree with is critical work, and how using the media – even legacy media – can support our grassroots goals. The News That Didn't Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. The post Confronting the Warrior Ethos / Liberals With Attitude appeared first on KPFA.

The News That Didn't Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. The post Project Censored – September 26, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

First up, Thea Abu al-Haj joins the program to discuss the unprecedented censorship she and other academic authors experienced when Harvard administration pulled the plug on an entire issue of the Harvard Educational Review, an issue that would have been dedicated to Palestine. Thea discusses this new level of censorship as an attack on the very core mission of higher education. Then Robert Talisse joins the show to talk about what he calls “civic solitude:” the need to remove ourselves – albeit temporarily – from the ever-widening divisions in US politics, for the sake of personal and social well-being. Thea Renda Abu El-Haj is Professor of Education at Columbia University, specializing in the anthropology of education. Her research explores questions about belonging, rights, citizenship and education, in the context of globalization, transnational migration, and conflict. Robert Talisse is Professor of Philosophy and Political Science at Vanderbilt University. He has lectured around the world, and is the author of over 100 scholarly articles and 15 books.   The News That Didn't Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. The post The End of Academic Freedom / The Need for “Civic Solitude” appeared first on KPFA.

Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield co-host this week's program. In the first half-hour, Mickey Huff talks with professor Omar Zahzah about his forthcoming book: Terms of Servitude. His book examines both the current Gaza genocide, and also how Palestine and the Palestinian resistance serves as a window into a global system of digital censorship against liberation struggles like that of Palestine. Then Eleanor welcomes back Kamau Franklin to talk about the book he co-edited: No Cop City, No Cop World. Kamau discusses the diversity of tactics used by the movement opposing Atlanta's Cop City, as well as the derision they've encountered from local politicians and commercial media. Omar Zahzah is an Assistant Professor of Arab, Muslim, Ethnicities and Diaspora Studies (AMED) at San Francisco State University, and has been an organizer for Palestinian liberation for many years. His book, Terms of Servitude: Zionism, Silicon Valley, and Digital Colonialism in the Palestinian Liberation Struggle is forthcoming from the Censored Press. Kamau Franklin is the founder of Community Movement Builders, and has been a community organizer for over 30 years, first in New York City and now in Atlanta. He also practiced civil rights and criminal law for ten years in New York.   The News That Didn't Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. The post Digital Settler Colonialism in Palestine & Beyond / No Cop City, No Cop World appeared first on KPFA.

In the first half-hour, we welcome back Leonardo Flores, to talk about the US' most recent escalation against Venezuela. Leo debunks the absurd US claims of drug trafficking, contextualizing them in a longer history of using drugs as a cover for violent escalation against nations in Latin America. Leo also talks about the remarkable critical media literacy of the Venezuelan people – something that the government has nurtured for almost 30 years via a varied and healthy media landscape that promotes independent and local media rather than a centralized corporate system. Next, Nolan Higdon comes back on the show to examine Artificial Intelligence through the lens of critical media literacy. Nolan highlights the importance of not leaning on AI for foundational skills such as reading comprehension and critical media literacy, notes that AI is not some superior intellect but rather a system built by vehemently anti-democratic and indeed anti-human minds. Leonardo Flores is a co-founder of the Venezuela Solidarity Network. He previously worked as an organizer with Code Pink and as an analyst with the Venezuelan Embassy in the U.S. Leonardo was born in Venezuela and maintains close ties to the social movements that have transformed the country over the past twenty-six years. Nolan Higdon is an author, a lecturer in the Education Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a frequent guest on the Project Censored Show. Among his recent books is Surveillance Education.   The News That Didn't Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. The post The US Vendetta Against Venezuela / Demystifying AI appeared first on KPFA.

Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield co-host this week's program. For the first half-hour, Eleanor looks at Donald Trump's deployment of National Guard troops on the streets of Washington, DC, and his attempt to take over the District's local police department. Eleanor's guest is long-time DC community organizer Natacia Kanpper. [Note: their interview about this rapidly-changing story was recorded on August 18.] Then, how Western fashion generates sweatshop conditions and extreme working hours at clothing factories in China, Bangladesh, and the other low-wage nations where manufacturers locate. Mickey speaks with Project Censored intern Jayden Henry, who did a report on this issue. Natacia Knapper has 15 years experience in community organizing in the District of Columbia, and is currently working with Ward 1 Mutual Aid, the Migrant Families' Collective, and other organizations. Jayden Henry is a student at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, studying history and political science. He also hosts a talk show (“I Want to Tell You Something”) on the campus radio station, WRVU. His report on working conditions at overseas garment factories is at: www.projectcensored.org/stitches-overconsumption-garment-workers   The News That Didn't Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. The post Trump versus local autonomy: the case of DC / Western fashions, global-South sweatshops appeared first on KPFA.

John has a few topics to cover - Trump saying he is firing FED Chair Lisa Cook; his new executive order proclaiming flag burning illegal; and the recapture of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. He also discusses the plethora of signs that Trump is sliding downward in his health. Then, he interviews Dr. Nolan Higdon. He is the author of The Anatomy of Fake News: A Critical News Literacy Education. His most recent publications include - Let's Agree to Disagree: A Critical Thinking Guide to Communication, Conflict Management, and Critical Media Literacy with Mickey Huff and The Podcaster's Dilemma: Decolonizing Podcasters in the Era of Surveillance Capitalism. Higdon is a founding member of the Critical Media Literacy Conference of the Americas. Next, he jokes with comedian Rhonda Hansome and they talk to listeners about Trump's latest mishigas. And then closing it up - John welcomes back Kevin McDonald of Kids in the Hall. They promote his new hilarious, autobiographical rock opera titled Kevin McDonald Superstar. It recounts some of the most outrageous and shameful stories from his life, set to music. (Performing tonight and tomorrow in Philly at PhilaMOCA).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Eleanor Goldfield hosts this week's program, and dedicates the full hour to a discussion of Palestine. Her first guest, Ramzy Baroud, describes the essential role of cultural hegemony in subduing a colonized people, why Israel has failed to culturally colonize the people of Gaza, and has therefore resorted to horrific violence. He also explains how reporting by Gazans has changed the global perception of what accurate journalism really is. Next, Nikki Morse, recently returned from the West Bank, describes conditions there, notably the rising levels of harassment and attacks by Israeli settlers and soldiers, and how solidarity allies work to reinforce nonviolent resistance. ———- Ramzy Baroud is a journalist, and the editor of the Palestine Chronicle (www.palestinechronicle.com), and is the author of six books. His personal web site is www.ramzybaroud.net. Nikki Morse is a volunteer with the International Solidary Movement (www.palsolidarity.org), and with Jewish Voice for Peace (www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org)   The News That Didn't Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. The post Cultural colonization's failure in Palestine / West Bank update appeared first on KPFA.

Mickey Huff hosts this week's show, together with guest co-host Mischa Geracoulis (who is also Project Censored's Managing Editor). In the first half-hour, Mickey speaks with investigative journalist Will Potter. Potter's new book “Little Red Barns,” identifies the many destructive impacts wrought by factory farming — on animals, on farm communities, on the world's climate, and on human health. He also exposes Big Ag's tactics to suppress the truth about the harms it causes. Then Mischa Geracoulis interviews Heidi Boghosian about her new book, “Cyber Citizens.” Boghosian contends that, in a world of pervasive connectivity, Americans must practice ‘cyber hygiene' not only individually, as a precaution against identity theft, but also collectively, in defense of democratic rights.   . The post Little Red Barns / Cyber Citizens appeared first on KPFA.

Ready for "alternative facts"-based science? Trump's ordering the US government to fake the numbers in economic, climate, and census data is straight out of Stalin's playbook.Plus - Thom reads from "United States of Distraction: Media Manipulation in Post- Truth America" by Mickey Huff and Nolan Higdon. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Eleanor Goldfield hosts this week's show. Her first guest, Shir Hever, explains what he describes as Israelis “zombie economy”, and its media establishment that isn't telling Israelis the truth about the genocide being perpetrated in nearby Gaza. Then Margaret Flowers returns to the program to discuss the astonishing death toll exacted by US/EU economic warfare against nations they deem hostile, from Venezuela to Iran. A recent study published in the Lancet medical journal estimated that these unilateral “sanctions” have claimed more than 500,000 lives worldwide each year, from malnutrition, increased infant mortality, unobtainable medical care, and other causes. Music-break information: “No Rest for the Weary” by the Blue Scholars   The News That Didn't Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. The post Israel, a “Zombie” Economy? // US Economic Warfare has Killed Millions appeared first on KPFA.

Mickey Huff and Eleanor co-host this week's Project Censored Show. In the first half of the program, Esra'a Al Shafei tells Eleanor about the now-pervasive surveillance systems governments use to spy on their populations and target dissidents; she warns that, “We cannot resist what we do not know.” Then Mickey Huff and Peter Byrne discuss the militarization of Artificial Intelligence (AI), including the the corporations profiting from Pentagon AI procurement, and the sinister individuals at the top of some of those firms. Note: this is a rebroadcast of a program that originally aired in April 2025. Esra'a Al Shafei is a Bahraini civil rights activist and free-speech advocate, and the founder of the web site surveillancewatch.io, a site that monitors the global surveillance industry. Peter Byrne is a veteran investigative reporter who has written on topics ranging from breast cancer to wildlife conservation to corruption at the Postal Service. His personal web site is www.peterbyrne.info. Together with Project Censored, he's launching a ten-part series on the militarization of AI: www.projectcensored.org/military-ai-watch Music-break information: “Plug In Baby” by Muse The post The dark side of technology: surveillance and militarization. appeared first on KPFA.

For this KPFA fund drive special, we first hear a recent conversation Mickey had with Jeff Cohen (the founder of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, www.fair.org); their topic was the life and achievements of the late public-broadcasting giant Bill Moyers. Next, we hear Mickey's interview with the eminent political activist Ralph Nader, who suggests ways Americans can resist Trump, and reclaim a role in public life. Listeners able to pledge $100 during this drive can receive, as a thank-you gift, a copy of Ralph Nader's new book, Civic Self-Respect.   The News That Didn't Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. The post Project Censored – July 25, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield co-host this week's program. In the first half-hour, Mickey speaks with Jeff Cohen about the life and achievements of the late Bill Moyers (1934-2025), taking special notice of Moyers' sometimes behind-the-scenes support of independent media. Then Mickey and Eleanor share their thoughts on some recent news that wasn't covered, or not fully covered, by corporate media, including the massive toll that Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill” will exact on low-income Americans, the Heritage Foundation's sinister Project Esther, and other stories. Jeff Cohen is the founder of the media-watch group Fairness& Accuracy in Reporting (www.FAIR.org), as well as the founding director of the Park Center for Independent Media.   The News That Didn't Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. The post Bill Moyers' legacy / recent misreported news appeared first on KPFA.

The News That Didn't Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. The post Project Censored – July 11, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

The News That Didn't Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. The post Project Censored – July 4, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield co-host this week's program. They dedicate the hour to interviews about the 2025 “Izzy” Awards. Named for the famous muckraking reporter I.F. “Izzy” Stone (1907-1989), the annual awards honor outstanding works in independent journalism published during the preceding calendar year. Now in their 17th year, the awards are bestowed by the Park Center for Independent Media (PCIM) at Ithaca College in upstate New York. Chris Albright is a resident of East Palestine, Ohio, and a survivor of the 2023 railroad derailment, fire, and chemical spill. Max Alvarez is Editor-In-Chief at the Real News Network (www.therealnews.com). Victor Pickard is a media scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, and a member of the panel of judges for the Izzy Awards. Arielle Angel is the Editor of Jewish Currents magazine (www.jewishcurrents.org).   The post Honoring Independent Journalism: The 2025 “Izzy” Awards appeared first on KPFA.

This week we're looking at the insidious and nefarious sides of tech, starting with a conversation with Esra'a Al Shafei discussing her new site Surveillance Watch, an incredible trove of data formulated into an easily searchable and interactive site that exposes the vast interconnected web of global authoritarian surveillance systems. Esra'a discusses the impunity with which these corporations and financial institutions operate, with no care for borders, side-stepping sanctions, and using genocide as a marketing tool. She highlights the importance of bringing this information to light, of acting to protect ourselves and each other and never normalizing the Orwellian panopticon. Next, cohost Mickey Huff sits down with investigative journalist Peter Byrne to unveil a new 10-part series titled Military AI Watch: the dangerous militarization of AI and the profiteering behind it. Peter and Mickey discuss the first piece in the series, “One Ring to Rule them All,” where Peter names the cast of characters in this dark fantasy turned reality, their terrifying aims, the monopoly on murder, and more. GUESTS: Esra'a Al Shafei is a Bahraini civil rights activist, free-speech advocate, and the founder of Surveillance Watch, a website that monitors the global surveillance industry. Peter Byrne is a veteran investigative reporter who has written on topics ranging from breast cancer, to wildlife conservation, to corruption at the Postal Service. Together with Project Censored, he is launching “Military AI Watch,” a ten-part series on the militarization of AI.   The post The Dark Side of Technology: Surveillance and Militarization appeared first on KPFA.

Eleanor Goldfield opens the program, speaking with Gaza physician Khalil Khalidy about continuing aggression by Israel, despite the supposed Gaza cease-fire. He also explains how decades of Israeli occupation and travel restrictions have split Palestinian populations from one another, not only geographically, but also culturally. Later, Eleanor and Mickey Huff discuss recent under-reported or mis-reported stories, as well as corporate media's propensity to “normalize” abusive behavior the by U.S. government. Khalil Khalidy is an orthopedist in Deir al-Balah, Gaza.   The post Gaza's Reality, Propaganda, and the Fight for Justice appeared first on KPFA.

Project Censored has been exposing the media's self-censorship for a half-century now and we talked with its director Mickey Huff about the current state of the media. We discussed some of the bigger stories that the media has overlooked (climate change, Gaza, labor issues) but also importantly talked about important stories that were picked up and covered by alternative media. Bio//Mickey Huff is the third director of Project Censored (founded in 1976) and is the president of the nonprofit Media Freedom Foundation. Huff joined Ithaca College in New York fall of 2024, where he now also serves as the Distinguished Director of the Park Center for Independent Media and Professor of Journalism. Since 2009, he has coedited the annual volume of the Censored book series with associate director Andy Lee Roth, published by Seven Stories Press in New York, and since 2021 with The Censored Press, the Project's new publishing imprint. His most recent books include Project Censored's State of the Free Press 2025, co-edited with Shealeigh Voitl and Andy Lee Roth (The Censored Press/Seven Stories Press, 2024); The Media and Me: A Guide to Critical Media Literacy for Young People (co-authored with Project Censored and the Media Revolution Collective, The Censored Press/Triangle Square, 2022), as well as Let's Agree to Disagree: A Critical Thinking Guide to Communication, Conflict Management, and Critical Media Literacy (Routledge, 2022) and United States of Distraction: Media Manipulation in Post-Truth America (and what we can do about it), published by City Lights Books, 2019, both co-authored with Nolan Higdon.----------------------------------------------------Outro- "Sons of 1984" by Todd RungrenLinks//+ Project Censored: https://www.projectcensored.org/Follow Green and Red// +G&R Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast⁠⁠⁠ +Our rad website: ⁠⁠⁠https://greenandredpodcast.org/⁠⁠⁠ + Join our Discord community (https://discord.gg/vgKnY3sd)+Follow us on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/podcastgreenred.bsky.social)Support the Green and Red Podcast// +Become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast +Or make a one time donation here: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/DonateGandR⁠⁠⁠ Our Networks// +We're part of the Labor Podcast Network: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.laborradionetwork.org/⁠⁠ +We're part of the Anti-Capitalist Podcast Network: linktr.ee/anticapitalistpodcastnetwork +Listen to us on WAMF (90.3 FM) in New Orleans (https://wamf.org/) This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). Edited by Isaac.

In this special fund drive episode of Project Censored, Mickey Huff and guests discuss the growing trend toward book bans in U.S. schools, as well as the Trump Administration's attempts to suppress public access to the records of federal agencies. First, we hear about a soon-to-be-released documentary titled Banned Together (www.bannedtogetherdoc.com) that looks at efforts by local school boards, or state-level politicians, to restrict students' access to books. Next, two press-freedom advocates warn that the Trump Administration is engaged in unprecedented, and possibly illegal, efforts to reshuffle how federal agencies' records are kept. Allyson Rice and Dorri Scott are members of the team that created Banned Together. Seth Stern and Lauren Harper are staff members at the Freedom of the Press Foundation (www.freedom.press) To support KPFA's mission, please donate here or call (800) 439-5732.   The post Special Fund Drive Episode : Book Banning / Government Record Keeping appeared first on KPFA.

Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield co-host this week's Project Censored Show. In the first half of the program, Palestinian legal expert Hassan Ben Imran speaks with Eleanor about the continuing international-law case against Israel. He also expresses his concern that the Trump administration may surpass previous US administrations' defiance of rulings that go against the U.S., by actively attempting to defund and disempower agencies like the International Criminal Court. In the second half, Mickey Huff joins Eleanor for a discussion of recent news and news coverage, most notably major U.S. media's reluctance to cite estimates of the true death toll in Gaza or to tally the U.S. tax dollars that went to fund the genocide. Hassan Ben Imran is a member of the Governing Council of Law for Palestine and a PhD researcher in Law at the University of Galway, Ireland.     The post Gaza, Israel, and International law / U.S. media's failure on Gaza appeared first on KPFA.

On this edition of Parallax Views, another year has passed and longtime listeners will know what that means: a look back at the news that DIDN'T get adequately covered by the corporate press. Yes, it's that time again. The annual Project Censored check-in to Parallax Views. This time we have not one but two guests from Project Censored: the returning Mickey Huff and first-time guest Shealeigh Voitl. We'll look back at the state of the media ecosystem in a turbulent year that ended with Donald Trump being elected President for a second time. We'll look at the problem of junk food news, important stories that haven't received their due coverage in the news, and much more in this conversation!

In the first part of the program, economist Dr. Richard Wolff joins co-host Eleanor Goldfield to set the record straight on what tariffs really are and how bizarrely hypocritical it is that the famously anti-tax republican party is now the party that wants a lot of taxes — taxes aimed at you and me. Professor Wolff also explains the wrong-headed thinking about immigration: in fact, steady immigration into the U.S. is and has been a sign of a healthy economy, so the fact that the nation can't and won't embrace immigration today is actually a big red flag that our economy is weak — as further evidenced by how well the BRICS nations are doing compared to the G7. In the second half, co-host Mickey Huff speaks with journalists Maya Schenwar and Negin Owliaei about how media must NOT back down to Trump's threats against press freedom. Maya and Negin outline the multi pronged attacks that journalists and media organizations are facing, remarking that none of us alone can surmount these problems but that real active solidarity and community building is key — along with contextualizing our today in the struggles of yesterday and NEVER complying in advance   The post Don't Get Distracted: Bitter Economic Pills and Threats to Free Press Hit Everyone appeared first on KPFA.

Critical media literacy is essential to democracy and a pillar of the work Mickey Huff and Shealeigh Voitl do at Project Censored. The post Today's fake news becomes tomorrow's fake history appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Mickey Huff joins Aaron to discuss the sorry state of American media. Mickey is Professor of Journalism at Ithica College in New York where he also serves as the Distinguished Director of the Park Center for Independent Media.  Additionally, Mickey Huff is the third director of Project Censored (founded in 1976), and he is the president of the nonprofit Media Freedom Foundation.  Mickey Huff is the co-editor of Project Censored's State of the Free Press 2025.  Special thanks to: Dana Chavarria, production Casey Moore, graphics Michelle Boley, animated intro Mock Orange, music

The News That Didn't Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Eleanor Goldfield conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. The post Project Censored – December 6, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

With the 2024 US elections drawing near, host Mickey Huff moderates an expert panel discussion with three media scholars and educators about how critical-media-literacy education can enhance civic engagement. They outline the many challenges posed by social media, hyper-partisanship, and fake news, but also explore what educators can do to engage today's students and equip them with critical tools necessary to deconstruct media messaging and bridge communication barriers, both inside and outside the classroom. This program is also a special broadcast that is part of the Big Rhetorical Podcast Carnival. GUESTS: Allison Butler is a Senior Lecturer in Communications at the University of Massachusetts and the Director of the Media Literacy Certificate Program in the Department of Communication at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, MA, where she teaches courses on critical media literacy. Butler co-directs the grassroots organization, Mass Media Literacy, where she develops and conducts teacher training for the inclusion of critical media literacy in K-12 schools. She is co-author of The Media and Me and Surveillance Education. Nolan Higdon is a co-founding member of the Critical Media Literacy Conference of the Americas; a University Lecturer at the Merrill College and the Education Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz; a Project Censored National Judge; and an author of several books on media issues, including The Anatomy of Fake News, as well as co-author of The Media and Me and Surveillance Education. Sydney Sullivan is a Lecturer at San Diego State University, and a doctoral candidate at the University of California, Davis. Her research focuses on education and digital rhetoric with an emphasis on well-being. Sydney's most recent chapter in Transformative Practice in Critical Media Literacy is out now, titled “Rethinking Curriculums: How Critical Digital Literacy and Mandatory Composition Courses Collide.”   The post Crisis, Culture, and Civility: Critical Media Literacy Education and Election 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

In the first half of the show, cohost Eleanor Goldfield speaks with Juley Fulcher — attorney and worker health and safety advocate for Public Citizen's Congress watch division — about her recent report, Scorched States, an expose of the inadequate or wholly lacking protections for workers facing extreme heat in the age of climate chaos. Juley describes the legislative morass standing in the way of workers' rights and how states like Florida and Texas have actually made it illegal to protect workers. Next, Mickey Huff joins Eleanor for a conversation about whether the corporate media are accurately covering immigration or, instead, are exaggerating the differences between the Biden and Trump administrations' immigration practices.   The post Scorched States, Where Heat Kills Workers / Media and Immigration Narratives appeared first on KPFA.

The discussion today is about the Supreme Court ruling to preserve access to the abortion drug Mifepristone - for the time being. Then, John speaks with Mickey Huff who is the director of Project Censored and serves on the board of the Media Freedom Foundation. They talk about the importance of media literacy. Next, he welcomes back Simon Moya-Smith and Julie Francella to discuss Native cultural heritage and myths about indigenous people. Then finally, John once again interviews Jessica Mason Pieklo who is a Senior Vice President and Executive Editor for Rewire News Group. They go over the Supreme Court's decision on Mifepristone's availability via mail and what it means for abortion access.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest Interview: Mickey Huff, Director of Project Censored & President of the nonprofit Media Freedom Foundation on the State Of the Free Press 2024. Ukraine War Update: Veteran War Correspondent in Kyiv, Phil Ittner reports. Debris from falling intercepted munitions. The Russians now say this themselves.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.