Top 25 Censored News Stories of 2005

Project Censored, which makes an annual compilation of "the news that didn't make the news," has come up with its list for this year (for some reason called "2006"). Project Censored has been doing great work for years and this year is no exception. Highly recommended.

Keep stories #14 and #15 is mind as you contemplate how SCOTUS nominee John Roberts may influence national policy, and how a right-leaning judiciary in general may do so. To a large extent, the media's focus on social issues detracts from the more fundamental issue of transforming the only branch of government that is not yet firmly under corporate control.

If you want to become media literate, the Clark Street blog has some good media links and is a good place to start.