Censored Notebook

The Censorship of Inequality in the Covid-19 Era: How Corporate and Market-Based Metrics Rule the News, and Why it Matters

By Anthony DiMaggio The old adage that “the more things change the more they stay the same” seems particularly appropriate to media coverage in the Covid-19 crisis. Old patterns of media…
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Their Second Recession: For the Second Time in Their Lives, Millennials Will Head to the Polls with an Economic Depression Looming

By Nolan Higdon On Election Day 2020, millennials face a difficult choice: vote or stay home. Either way, their decision will need to be accompanied by wide-spread activism, something they…
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“Fake News”: The Trojan Horse for Silencing Alternative News and Reestablishing Corporate News Dominance

Editor’s Note: We live in interesting times. In recent months, and especially weeks since COVID-19 has worked to dramatically change our lives and daily habits, the struggle to get accurate information in the face of corporate and government censorship and secrecy has intensified. While this isn’t new, it does seem to be ramping up as we also navigate the turbulent waters of a contentious election year.

PG&E: Monopoly Power and Disasters by the Rich 1%

By Peter Phillips and Tim Ogburn
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The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has diverted over $100 million from safety and maintenance programs to executive compensation at the same time it has caused an average of more than one fire a day for the past six years killing over 100 people.