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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.
Timothy Brennan, author of "Wars of Position: The Cultural Politics of Left and Right," on about how ostensibly radical academic theory helped lay the ground work for the rise of neoliberalism. Guest host Sasha Lilley.
A look at the neuroscience of brain health and what it takes to keep one’s brain sharp into old age.
The documentary "The Power of Nightmares" explores the similarities between American neo-conservatism and radical political Islam.
The work and life of the singer, actor and activist Paul Robeson, whom Pete Seeger has called "one of the greatest human beings of all time," are showcased in the DVD box set "Paul Robeson: Portraits of the Artist."
Historian and activist John Henrik Clarke examines 5,000 years of African and African American history in the award-winning film documentary "A Great and Mighty Walk."
Michael Yates talks about his book "Cheap Motels and a Hot Plate," about his travel adventures around the US and about work and inequality in the places he visits.
Chalmers Johnson talks about US empire, militarism, and executive power run amok in a newly-released presentation.
In his talk "Is America Driving You Crazy?" Stephen Bezruchka links the surging rates of mental illness and psychiatric drug use in the US to the widening gap between rich and poor.
Sociologist Francesca Polletta talks about the uses of storytelling in politics and protest, and why social movements choose the organizational forms that they do. Polletta discusses, among other things, her essay "How Participatory Democracy Became White."
Race and Mother(ing) After the publication of her book of poems "Acolytes," Nikki Giovanni spoke about the death of her mother and about slavery in the US. Rebecca Aanerud has written about the legacy of white supremacy and the challenge of white antiracist mothering.
