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 produced and hosted by Sasha Lilley.
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
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
Ian Seda-Irizarry analyzes the strengths and limitations of worker cooperatives in the context of capitalist competition and market imperatives.
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?”
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.
Historian Iain Boal talks about the history of struggles to reclaim public space and the commons–from the Diggers to occupiers in Athens–as activists attempt to shut down the West Coast ports.
Philosopher of science Sandra Harding calls into question Western exceptionalism and triumphalism in the areas of science and technology.
