Tomorrow, the World: The Birth of U.S. Global Supremacy
How did the U.S. go from skepticism of foreign entanglements to setting the stage for its role as a dominant global power? Stephen Wertheim explains in Tomorrow, the World: The…
Episode-2783- Listener Calls for 12-1-20
Today on The Survival Podcast I take your calls on CoVid, resource trading during a disaster, crypto, tax planning, counter economics, biltong, the great reset and more. Remember to be…
A Note on Research and Evaluation of Censored News Stories
How do we at Project Censored identify and evaluate independent news stories, and how do we know that the Top 25 stories that we bring forward each year are not……
#25. Studies Document Links between Education, Incarceration, and Recidivism
Two research studies document links between education, incarceration, and recidivism, as covered in articles published by ColorLines, Usable Knowledge, and Citizen Truth. In September 2019, ColorLines reported that attending a……
#24. Silenced in Savannah: Journalist Abby Martin Challenges Georgia’s BDS “Gag Law”
Journalist and filmmaker Abby Martin, a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement that aims to end support for Israel’s oppression of Palestinians, was scheduled to give a……
#23. “Global Gag Rule” Continues to Compromise Women’s Health around World
The United States’s global gag rule continues to put at risk the sexual health of women in developing countries that rely on US aid. This federal rule—formally known as the……
#22. An Emergency Wealth Tax to Confront Coronavirus Pandemic
From March 18 to May 14, 2020, more than 36 million US workers lost their jobs, while the wealth of US billionaires increased by more than $368 billion, an increase……
#21. The Scourge of Human Trafficking in Yemen
Owing to the war launched in 2015 by a US-backed coalition of Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, Yemen now suffers from “a complete absence” of law and order, which has……
#20. A Comprehensive Framework for Transforming the Criminal-Legal System
Calling for policy solutions to dismantle the US system of criminal punishment and the inequalities and white supremacy that this system promotes and perpetuates, Alec Karakatsanis, the executive director of……
#19. Antibiotic Abuse: Pharmaceutical Profiteering Accelerates Superbugs
Pharmaceutical giants Abbott and Sun Pharma are providing dangerous amounts of antibiotics to unlicensed doctors in India and incentivizing them to overprescribe. In August 2019 the Bureau of Investigative Journalism……
#18. Trump Labor Board Assaults Workers’ Rights
On December 13, 2019, the Trump administration’s National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)—the federal agency charged with enforcing labor law and overseeing union certification elections—escalated its assault against workers’ rights by……
#17. International Plasma Market Profits from US and Mexico’s Poorest
US hospitals are currently desperate for blood donors: more than 4000 blood drives were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a March 2020 letter co-signed by the AABB,…
#16. International Law Could Hold US Accountable for Violating Detained Immigrant Children’s Rights
After a host of media outlets’ front-page headlines reported that thousands of immigrant children had been forcibly separated from their families by US officials, in June 2018 the Trump administration……
#15. Indigenous Trauma and Suicide an Enduring Legacy of Colonialism
From evidence of neglect at government-run clinics in Canada’s northern reserves to the tragic loss of lives in remote villages in Alaska and on reservation lands in Montana, independent news……
#14. The Case for a Public Pharmaceutical System
A September 2019 report by the Democracy Collaborative outlined a model for a democratic public pharmaceutical system, as Fran Quigley reported for Common Dreams. According to the report, the existing……
#13. Lessons from Colorado’s Voting System
Colorado boasts “the highest percentage of eligible citizens registered to vote,” and its voter participation rates are “often the first or second for the entire nation,” Colorado Secretary of State……
#12. Police Officers Implicated in Online Hate Groups as Facebook Profits
According to an investigation by Reveal, the media platform for the nonprofit Center for Investigative Reporting, hundreds of US police officers are members of misogynistic, homophobic, racist, anti-Muslim, Confederate, or……
#11. New Green Scare: Law Enforcement Crackdown on Environmental Activism
As scientists warn of imminent climate change, environmental welfare activists in the United States are facing growing legal penalties and a crackdown by law enforcement agencies designed to counteract environmental……
#10. Revive Journalism with a Stimulus Package and Public Option
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, in March 2020 President Trump authorized a $2.2 trillion rescue package, which included direct payments of $1200 per adult plus $500 per child to……
#9. Rising Risks of Nuclear Power Due to Climate Change
Nuclear power plants are unprepared for climate change. Rising sea levels and warmer waters will impact power plants’ infrastructure, posing increased risks of nuclear disasters, according to reports from the……
#8. The Public Banking Revolution
In October 2019, California governor Gavin Newsom signed the Public Banking Act, authorizing city and county governments to create or sponsor public banks. As YES! Magazine reported, though establishing the……
#7. Underreporting of Missing and Victimized Black Women and Girls
The rate at which Black women and girls go missing in the United States is higher than that of their white counterparts. As Carma Henry reported for the Westside Gazette,…
#6. Shadow Network of Conservative Outlets Emerges to Exploit Faith in Local News
A December 2019 report by the Columbia Journalism Review highlighted how a network of 450 websites operated by five corporate organizations in twelve states “mimic the appearance and output of…
#5. “Inequality Kills”: Gap between Richest and Poorest Americans Largest in 50 Years
COVID-19 has made clear the crucial links between inequality and poor health. [See, for example, Max Fisher and Emma Bubola, “As Coronavirus Deepens Inequality, Inequality Worsens Its Spread,” New York……