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 produced and hosted by Sasha Lilley.
Against the Grain – May 16, 2011
How to attain equanimity and peace of mind was an obsession of the ancient Stoic philosophers. The psychological techniques they championed for taming desire and achieving happiness are described in William Irvine’s book “A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy.”
Against the Grain – May 11, 2011
Leslie Martin, one of the scientists who analyzed data from a ground breaking 80 year study, discusses the project’s surprising findings about what social and personal characteristics are associated with long lives.
Against the Grain – May 10, 2011
Sasha Lilley and Noam Chomsky gave a recent talk about the nature of the neoliberal economic system, US power and influence in the Middle East, components of a vision for a better future, and the origins of the global economic crisis.
Against the Grain – May 9, 2011
Celebrated veteran war correspondent and writer Chris Hedges talks about liberalism and radicalism.
Against the Grain with CS Soong – May 2, 2011
Political economist David McNally talks about “The Economics and Politics of Crisis and Resistance.”
Against the Grain with Sasha Lilley – April 27, 2011
Steve London, political scientist and First Vice President of the Professional Staff Congress–a union which represents the City University of New York’s faculty and staff–talks with Sasha Lilley about the struggles of public sector workers and the parallels between today and the 1975 New York City fiscal crisis.
Against the Grain – April 26, 2011
Will the world end on December 21, 2012? What did the ancient Maya actually predict would happen on that date? John Major Jenkins, in this first presentation of the program-length interview, discusses his book “The 2012 Story: The Myths, Fallacies, and Truth Behind the Most Intriguing Date in History.”