Against the Grain – November 29, 2011
Immanuel Wallerstein describes the French Revolution’s enormous impact on the development, to the present day, of both radical and liberal ideology and action.
Against the Grain
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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.
Against the Grain with Sasha Lilley – November 28, 2011
Political scientist Corey Robin, author of “The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin,” speaks with Sasha Lilley about how the left misunderstands conservatism–to its detriment.
Against the Grain – November 23, 2011
James Russell describes the ideological forces behind the promotion of 401(k) plans, and charts the rise of what he calls a retirement industrial complex.
Against the Grain with Sasha Lilley – November 22, 2011
WIlliam Adler speaks with Sasha Lilley about the life of Joe Hill — troubadour for the Industrial Workers of the World, or Wobblies — and the mystery surrounding the murder for which he was accused and executed in 1915.
Against the Grain – November 21, 2011
Robin D.G. Kelley discusses the ideas and legacy of Aime Cesaire, who took a radical anticolonial stance informed by his engagement with surrealism and Marxism. Cesaire also linked colonialism with fascism.
Against the Grain with Sasha Lilley – November 14, 2011
Indian writer and critic Arundhati Roy speaks with Sasha Lilley about armed struggle by Maoist tribal Naxalites against the Indian government, as well as Occupy Wall Street and anti-capitalism.
Against the Grain – November 9, 2011
Martin Hart-Landsberg points out that free trade agreements, such as the one the US is poised to conclude with South Korea, are about much more than trade — they expand the power of big corporations and strip governments of their ability to regulate them.
Against the Grain with Sasha Lilley – November 8, 2011
Economic journalist Doug Henwood speaks with Sasha Lilley about the power of the owning class, American populism on the right and left, the problems with moving one’s money to small banks, and why the Federal Reserve isn’t the source of all economic evil.
Against the Grain – November 7, 2011
As Todd Gitlin has recognized, anarchism is the reigning spirit of the Occupy Wall Street protests. Several guests weigh in on the core ideas and principles of anarchism, and Cindy Milstein describes anarchism on the ground, at Occupy Philly.
Against the Grain – November 2, 2011
Sasha Lilley and Mitch Jeserich broadcast live from the Oakland general strike.