Against the Grain – July 16, 2012
Uranium fuels nuclear weapons and controversial power plants. But uranium mineworkers labor in obscurity — and in exceptionally dangerous settings. Gabrielle Hecht has gone to Africa to investigate.
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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 produced and hosted by Sasha Lilley.
Against the Grain with Sasha Lilley – July 11, 2012
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.
Against the Grain – July 10, 2012
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.
Against the Grain with Sasha Lilley – July 9, 2012
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.
Against the Grain – July 4, 2012
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.
Against the Grain – July 3, 2012
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.
Against the Grain – July 2, 2012
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.”
Against the Grain – June 27, 2012
Immanuel Wallerstein describes the French Revolution’s momentous impact on the development, to the present day, of both radical and liberal ideology and action.
Against the Grain – June 26, 2012
Peter Hudis talks about the ideas and legacy of the pioneering Marxist theoretician and leader Rosa Luxemburg.
Against the Grain – June 25, 2012
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.