Against the Grain – January 4, 2012
A documentary history of the Oakland General Strike of 1946 features interviews with participants, made for KPFA in 1976 by Craig Gordon, Ed Schoenfeld, Ken Russell, Vic Ruben, and Tim Reagan.
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 co-produced and co-hosted by Sasha Lilley and C. S. Soong.
Against the Grain with Sasha Lilley – January 3, 2012
Native American historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz speaks with Sasha Lilley about the Green Corn Rebellion–a short-lived insurrection of white, black, and red workers in Oklahoma in 1917–and the struggles of Native Americans in the 1970s
Against the Grain – January 2, 2012
The award-winning writer Charles Johnson collection of short stories touches upon more than a few questions about life’s meaning, social justice, and navigating difference. (Encore broadcast.)
Against the Grain – December 28, 2011
Bob Baldock, longtime public events producer for KPFA, speaks to Sasha Lilley about his life on the left — fighting with Fidel Castro in the Cuban Revolution, involved in the literary world in Paris, New York City, and Berkeley, doing work in support of the Sandinistas in Nicaragua, and giving a platform for speakers from … Continued
Against the Grain – December 26, 2011
In the process of telling a truly amazing — and true — story about a fantastically rare tree in British Columbia and the eccentric man who cut it down, John Vaillant recounts much of the natural history of the Pacific Northwest, the people who live there, and the impact of human activity on the forests, … Continued
Against the Grain – December 21, 2011
Ian Seda-Irizarry analyzes the strengths and limitations of worker cooperatives in the context of capitalist competition and market imperatives.
Against the Grain with Sasha Lilley – December 20, 2011
In 2007, Christopher Hitchens, who died last week, debated Chris Hedges about religion at a KPFA event moderated by Sasha Lilley, titled “Is God Great?”
Against the Grain – December 19, 2011
Acclaimed author and New Left Review editor Tariq Ali assesses the people’s uprisings in the Arab world and their impact on the Palestinian struggle.