Against the Grain – January 7, 2013
David Graeber discusses his book “Debt: The First 5,000 Years” (and specifically the chapter entitled “Honor and Degradation, or, On the Foundations of Contemporary Civilization”).
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 with Sasha Lilley – December 19, 2012
Education critic Alfie Kohn discusses why tests, grades, homework, and even positive reinforcement don’t serve true learning.
Against the Grain – December 18, 2012
The voices of James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, Robert Duncan, Jessica Hagedorn, Langston Hughes, and others who’ve spoken at SF State Poetry Center events, with commentary by the center’s director Steve Dickison.
Against the Grain – December 17, 2012
An hour of rubbish: China Miéville discusses garbage and art; Tristram Stuart talks about food waste.