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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.
The Polish Marxist Isaac Deutscher was one of the 20th century’s most important left historians, yet his work is little known in the US today. Radical scholar Mike Davis talks to Sasha Lilley about Deutscher’s legacy, on the fortieth anniversary of his death.
Stifling Dissent While the reasons to oppose the government grow ever greater in this country, our right to organized dissent has been increasingly constrained. Host Sasha Lilley speaks with National Lawyers Guild executive director Heidi Boghosian, San Francisco lawyer Ben Rosenfeld, and legal observer Dave Saldana about the crackdown on protest and political speech in … Continued
The Environmental History of the Bay Area While Bay Area residents may enjoy the green space woven into our urban landscape, it only exists through struggles which date back to the late 19th century. Geographer Richard Walker talks to host Sasha Lilley about the environmental history of the Bay Area.
Micha Peled discusses his award-winning film China Blue, a powerful, clandestinely-shot journey into the harsh world of sweatshop garment workers in China.
They were US citizens who risked their lives – and broke US law – to fight fascism in Spain. They formed the first racially integrated unit in US military history. The story of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade is told in the film Souls Without Borders.
Christopher Hitchens and Chris Hedges debate the most contentious issue of our time – religion.
Vijay Prashad speaks about where antiracism ideology has gone and how we can get it back.
Nukes Now? If global warming is the problem, is nuclear power the answer? Are nuclear reactors, as advocates (including a few with environmental credentials) contend, clean and relatively worry-free sources of energy? Veteran activist Harvey Wasserman offers a rebuttal to pro-nukes arguments. And Jacqueline Cabasso describes the current state of nuclear weapons proliferation, as well … Continued
