With Khatharya Um, political scientist, Associate Professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies, and Chair of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Author of the book From the Land of Shadows: War, Revolution, and the Making of the Cambodian Diaspora. And Kris Schreier Lyseggen, journalist, photographer and fine artist. Author of The Women of San … Continued


TransCanada Sues the U.S. for $15B for Rejecting Keystone XL. Will This Be the New Normal Under TPP?; Mystery Meat: After WTO Ruling, U.S. Tosses Meat Origin Labeling Law, Leaving Consumers in the Dark; As North Korea Says It’s Tested H-Bomb, Is It Time to Restart Peace, Disarmament Talks? The Iran Model: Could Nuke Deal … Continued


Against the Grain

A Look Back

Some highlights from the past year, including Mitch Monsour on romantic love; Frank Wilderson, III, on Black lives; Maribel Casas-Cortés on precarity; Alex Khasnabish on the middle class; Christopher Newfield on education; and Albena Azmanova on systemic change. For more details and higher-quality audio, visit againstthegrain.org.


With Robert Spitzer, professor of history and political science at the State University of New York at Cortland, and author of many books including Guns Across America: Reconciling Gun Rules and Rights (2015) and The Presidency and Public Policy (1983). About the book:  In vast swathes of America, the sacredness of the Second Amendment has become a political third … Continued


“Every Time I Think About Those Kids It Gets Me Mad”: Obama Tears Up as He Orders New Gun Control; “A Profound Day”: Mother of Teen Who Was Shot Dead over Loud Music Praises Obama’s Action on Guns; Gun Owners of America vs. American Constitution Society: A Debate on Obama’s Gun Executive Orders; Executive Action: … Continued


Tonight’s program features everybody’s favorites­ food, music and a calendar of exciting, meaningful upcoming events! Julieta Kusnir explores Decolonize Your Diet with authors Luz Calvo and Catriona Rueda Esquibel who are life partners; when Luz was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006, they both radically changed their diets and began seeking out recipes featuring healthy, … Continued


With Jessica Goad of the Center for Western Priorities and principal author of Going to Extremes: The anti-government extremism behind the growing movement to seize America’s public lands. Then, Jeremy Brecher, author of more than a dozen books on labor and social movements, on his book Strike!. About Going to Extremes:  Last week, armed members of … Continued