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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.
Biological anthropologist Agustín Fuentes explores myths about evolution and genetics that lead some to conclude erroneously that races exist, that we are monogamous as a species, and that humans — especially men — are inherently aggressive.
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.
Danny Dorling, author of the No-Nonsense Guide to Equality,” enumerates the beneficial effects that redound to more equal societies, from education to low crime rates.
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.
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.
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.”
Immanuel Wallerstein describes the French Revolution’s momentous impact on the development, to the present day, of both radical and liberal ideology and action.
Peter Hudis talks about the ideas and legacy of the pioneering Marxist theoretician and leader Rosa Luxemburg.
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.
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.
