Against the Grain – July 4, 2012
James Cockcroft’s book “Mexico’s Revolution Then and Now” begins with the Revolution of 1910-1917 and culminates in a discussion of current-day struggles, both in Mexico and among immigrants in the US.
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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 co-produced and co-hosted by Sasha Lilley and C. S. Soong.
Against the Grain – July 3, 2012
As part of its effort to build a socialist society, the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement (MST) has worked to transform education, drawing on the ideas and inspiration of Paulo Freire and several Soviet educational theorists. Rebecca Tarlau explains.
Against the Grain – July 2, 2012
Does the internet diminish our ability to think deeply? Nicholas Carr argues just that in “The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains.”
Against the Grain – June 27, 2012
Immanuel Wallerstein describes the French Revolution’s momentous impact on the development, to the present day, of both radical and liberal ideology and action.
Against the Grain – June 26, 2012
Peter Hudis talks about the ideas and legacy of the pioneering Marxist theoretician and leader Rosa Luxemburg.
Against the Grain – June 25, 2012
The early writings of Walter Benjamin, the brilliant German philosopher-critic known for his insights into technology, art, and modern existence, are the focus of a volume edited by MIT scholar Howard Eiland.
Against the Grain – June 20, 2012
Christina Kiaer is the author of “Imagine No Possessions: The Socialist Objects of Russian Constructivism,” which examines the attempt by the avant-garde in the USSR’s early years to rethink the objects of daily life in a post-capitalist society.
Against the Grain – June 19, 2012
Christian Parenti, author of “Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence,” talks about global warming, neoliberalism, and counterinsurgency. He also explains how elites plan to respond to climate change-related civil unrest and migration in the Global South by further sealing and militarizing the borders of the rich countries.
Against the Grain – June 18, 2012
The radical historian and sociologist Robin Blackburn discusses his book “An Unfinished Revolution: Karl Marx and Abraham Lincoln.”
Against the Grain – June 13, 2012
In Part Two of the interview begun on June 11, the political economist Jonathan Nitzan argues that profit maximization is not in fact the primary goal of capitalists, and he points to the harm done by those who bring up “the economy” as an objective concept. Also, veteran performer Charlie Varon discusses his new show … Continued