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First up, Eleanor sits down with journalist and political economist Ben Norton to discuss the economy, in particular how workers wages have plummeted to levels not seen since the Great Depression. Whats behind this? And what does it have to do with the gold standard? Ben also explains the AI bubble and how the coming recession will be different from the one that we lived through in 2008. Finally, Eleanor and Ben talk about the failed trade war with China, and why US corporations are falling over each other to make nice with the country most maligned by Trumps economic agenda. Next up, human rights advocate Gimena Sanchez-Garzoli comes back on the program to give her expert analysis on the Lula win in Brazil. Gimena outlines US meddling tactics and why that matters for us voters here at home. Gimena also dissects the power of the right-wings propaganda, the new job market in stealing and selling a hemisphere, and how Colombia is censoring the past to control the future.   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 – Our Stagnant Wages vs. The AI Bubble / Brazil, Colombia, and How to Steal a Hemisphere appeared first on KPFA.

First up, I sit down with author, podcast host and organizer Lawrence Grandpre to talk about the important distinction between local and independent media. We also discuss the fallacy of objectivity, and the propagandistic and nuanced tactics that dehumanize and flatten – from Baltimore to Palestine. Lawrence and I dig into the importance of community-based media in not just informing but in connecting people with their political agency, and how solidarity means understanding our different lived experiences, not trying to monotone or oversimplify them. We can handle complex ideas, situations, and struggles – and a lot of that starts with critical media literacy. Next up, I sit down with Tianna Jameswhite, the Editor-in-Chief of Morgan State Universitys student led newspaper, The Spokesman. Tianna talks about how media portrays Black youth, highlighting how often we hear about them, without hearing from them. They talk about the over-policing of Black communities that crosses over into Black colleges and universities, leaving little to no space for Black youth to simply exist. They discuss the need for alternatives inside and outside of higher ed as well as the dearth of radical Black history being taught in HBCUs, and how places that should be about exploration and learning are often treated as whitewashed pipelines to a system that continues to devalue and dehumanize Black lives.   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 – Local Doesn’t Mean Independent / Black Youth Challenging Media Narratives appeared first on KPFA.

First up, Eleanor sits down with writer and journalist Madeline Peltz to talk about trad wives – the far rights answer to the girl boss who has it all. But what if having it all just means doing it all? We can see why many would exchange that myth for another. Madeline digs into some of the tactics that the far-right uses, and what could we learn from it all. If instead of dismissing it out of hand, we listen, and reach to the root causes and failures that push women to seek refuge in the places that dehumanize them the most, we might actually collectively get somewhere. Given the rise in book challenges and bans in the US the past few years, Banned Books Week should be extended to every week. Building on the BBW work PC has done already this year, Mickey sat down and spoke to Kasey Meehan, Director, Freedom to Read at PEN America, to discuss her recent coauthored report, A Spotlight on School Book Bans, published in time for BBW.   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 Trad Wife Appeal / A Spotlight on School Book Bans appeared first on KPFA.

First up this week, journalist Stephanie Koithan comes back on the program to give updates from the Lone Start State – and how whats going on in Texas should be viewed as a canary in the coal mine for where the nation as a whole is headed. Stephanie talks about how ICE is adapting to a dissenting climate, and how big tech is finding nefarious loopholes around data center moratoriums. She also highlights the importance of local independent media in facilitating political agency and engagement. Next up, Mosaab Baba joins the program again to give updates on Sudan one year out from the RSF attacks on El Fasher. Mosaab outlines the compounding oppressions and violences facing the Sudanese people, and how the war on Iran has changed regional politics. 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 – Texas Tells Our Future / Sudan in the Crosshairs appeared first on KPFA.

Gwynne Hogan is a senior reporter at THE CITY covering immigration, homelessness, and many things in between. Abby Martin is an American journalist, television presenter, and activist. She helped found the citizen journalism website Media Roots and serves on the board of directors for the Media Freedom Foundation which manages Project Censored. Wikipedia Gus Bova is the editor-in-chief of the Texas Observer. Loren Lynch is the executive director of the Texas Observer Jeff Cohen was 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 Fund Drive Special – 2026 Izzy Awards Acceptance Speeches appeared first on KPFA.