Against the Grain – November 1, 2011
UC Davis professor Timothy Morton calls into question a host of ideas that undergird ecological thinking, including the taken-for-granted concept of “nature” and the holistic Gaian worldview.
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 – October 31, 2011
Gifford Hartman, Cynthia Kaufman, and Eddie Yuen speak with Sasha Lilley about the 1946 Oakland general strike, the protest movements that are the antecedents of the Occupy Wall St movement, and what a general strike in Oakland might look like on Wednesday.
Against the Grain with Sasha Lilley – October 25, 2011
Geographer David Harvey talks about capital, crises, and organizing for life after capitalism.
Against the Grain – October 19, 2011
Marxist economist Richard Wolff discusses the crisis of capitalism, how the US became so unequal–and why he believes revolution, not reform, is in order.
Against the Grain – October 18, 2011
According to the renowned environmental advocate David Suzuki, the ecological emphasis on the interconnectedness of all things is grounded in the science of air, water, earth, and energy.
Against the Grain – October 12, 2011
Corey Robin, author of “The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin,” speaks with Sasha Lilley about the intellectual underpinnings of the Right.
Against the Grain – October 11, 2011
In a new documentary film, Noam Chomsky holds forth on conformity and social control; Mark Mirabello discusses the history of money; Ramsey Kanaan talks about anarchism; and AtG’s own Sasha Lilley stresses collective action.