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 – December 4, 2013
In his new book, Robert Samuels describes why higher education in the US is in crisis; he also contends that free tuition, room, and board to public colleges and universities is not only desirable but feasible.
Against the Grain – December 3, 2013
According to an article co-written by U.C. Irvine professor Susan Coutin, deportation not only removes “unwanted” others, but also in a sense transforms de facto US citizens into de facto stateless persons.
Against the Grain – December 2, 2013
The ideas and strategies of W. E. B. Du Bois, Marcus Garvey, and Booker T. Washington may have differed, but each played a key role in the pan-Africanist project. Jeannette Eileen Jones explains.
Against the Grain – November 27, 2013
Many death penalty abolitionists assert that life without the possibility of parole is a better and fairer alternative to capital sentencing. But Jessica Henry takes issue with what she calls the “unjustified and almost commonplace imposition” of life-without-parole sentences. Also, Tony Platt discusses efforts to repatriate Native American remains that were excavated over a period … Continued
Against the Grain – November 26, 2013
Tony Platt recounts the shocking history of the looting and collecting of Native American remains, and James Miller discusses the infamous case of the so-called Scottsboro Boys.
Against the Grain – November 25, 2013
It’s an argument widely accepted within, and forcefully promoted by, feminist and queer circles: Gender and sexuality are socially constructed; they are the product of only socialization and social norms. Julia Serano believes this crucially ignores the role played by biology. She forwards what she calls a holistic model of gender and sexuality.
Against the Grain – November 18, 2013
Does the postwar rise of US global power conform to the widely propagated notion of American exceptionalism? Not according to Julian Go.
Against the Grain – November 13, 2013
Sean Andrews explains the role of copyright in efforts by digital capitalists to exploit the cultural commons.
Against the Grain – November 12, 2013
UC Berkeley historian Waldo Martin has co-authored, with Joshua Bloom, the ambitious new volume Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party.