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 – August 8, 2011
Ayn Rand and Alan Greenspan
Against the Grain – August 1, 2011
Social historian Iain Boal discusses the scandal engulfing Rupert Murdoch’s media empire and the role he has played in suppporting the neoliberal transformation of the UK, first under Margaret Thatcher, then Labour’s Tony Blair, and now under David Cameron. With host Sasha Lilley.
Against the Grain with Sasha Lilley – July 27, 2011
Cynthia Enloe and Joni Seager, authors of “The Real State of America Atlas,” talk about U.S. poverty, unemployment, homelessness, sexual violence, and military recruitment, among other topics, seen through a geographic lens.
Against the Grain – July 26, 2011
Bill Deresiewicz describes the crisis in higher education and the immiseration of academic labor; he also evaluates calls for the abolition of tenure and for technology- and market-based reforms.
Against the Grain – July 25, 2011
Lisa Dodson, author of “The Moral Underground: How Ordinary Americans Subvert an Unfair Economy,” talks about actions taken by individuals, often illegally, to provide health care, sick leave, and other help to those in need. And lawyer Michael Deutsch discusses the case of 23 Palestine and Colombia solidarity activists subpoenaed by a grand jury, all … Continued
Against the Grain – July 20, 2011
Susan Jacoby discusses the history and grand tradition of secularist activism in the US, and Aparajita Nanda talks about her new volume “Black California: A Literary Anthology.”
Against the Grain – July 19, 2011
Anarchist writer Stuart Christie, who was imprisoned for an attempt to assassinate the fascist dictator Francisco Franco, discusses the Spanish Revolution on its 75th anniversary: its daring anti-capitalist reorganization of society, involving millions of workers, as well as its ultimate failure. With host Ramsey Kanaan.