Against the Grain
12:00 PM Pacific Time: Mondays - Wednesdays
Acclaimed program of ideas, in-depth analysis, and commentary on a variety of matters—political, economic, social, and cultural—important to progressive and radical thinking and activism. Against the Grain is produced and hosted by Sasha Lilley.
Against the Grain – September 24, 2014
Carbon dioxide generated by the burning of fossil fuels is being absorbed into the oceans with already serious and potentially catastrophic consequences for marine life and human life. Meg Chadsey describes the phenomenon of ocean acidification and the myriad threats it poses. For more details and higher-quality audio, visit againstthegrain.org.
Against the Grain – September 22, 2014
Gretchen Purser describes how and why the formal day labor industry exploits poor, formerly incarcerated men. For more details and higher-quality audio, visit againstthegrain.org.
Against the Grain – September 16, 2014
Alex Barnard and Marie Mourad on the waste produced by capitalism and efforts by “freegans” and others to reclaim it. For more details and higher-quality audio, visit againstthegrain.org.
Against the Grain with Sasha Lilley – September 15, 2014
Arun Gupta discusses social movements after Occupy Wall Street, including the fight for a $15 an hour minimum wage, protests against police brutality in Ferguson, the antiwar movement, and the upcoming climate march and actions in New York City.
Against the Grain – September 10, 2014
In her forthcoming book UC Hastings law professor Hadar Aviram describes how recession-era discourses of austerity and frugality are changing incarceration and penality in the US. For more details and higher-quality audio, visit againstthegrain.org.
Against the Grain – September 8, 2014
Medical error is, by some estimates, the third leading cause of death in the US. So does the medical malpractice system work to compensate patients (or their heirs)? According to Lochlann Jain, that system has been gutted by physicians, by insurance companies, and by lawmakers influenced by industry propaganda. For more details and higher-quality audio, … Continued