Against the Grain – November 2, 2010
James Russell describes the ideological forces and financial interests behind the promotion of 401(k) plans at the expense of traditional pension systems and Social Security.
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 – November 1, 2010
Kevin Anderson, author of “Marx at the Margins,” discusses Karl Marx’s lesser known writings on race and ethnicity, the non-Western world, and multiple trajectories of historical development.
Against the Grain – October 27, 2010
In his new book “Virtual Words: Language on the Edge of Science and Technology,” Jonathon Keats considers the origins, uses, and social impact of terms like “microbiome,” “copyleft,” “Panglish,” and “singularity.”
Against the Grain with Sasha Lilley – October 26, 2010
Economic geographer Richard Walker speaks with Sasha Lilley about the role California has played as the epicenter of the economic crisis–from the housing bubble to manufacturing to its state’s fiscal woes.
Against the Grain – October 25, 2010
Adam Hochschild talks about his now-classic book “King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa.” (First-time presentation of the full-length interview.)
Against the Grain with Sasha Lilley – October 20, 2010
Graphic novelist Eric Drooker speaks to Sasha Lilley about Allen Ginsberg’s poem Howl, written in 1955, which was branded obscene at the time, and why the poem still reverberates strongly today.
Against the Grain – October 19, 2010
U.C. Davis historian Alan Taylor describes Thomas Paine’s political beliefs and discusses Paine’s influential pamphlet “Common Sense.”
Against the Grain with Sasha Lilley – October 18, 2010
Tristram Stuart, author of “Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal,” talks to Sasha Lilley about the the massive amount of food — up to 50% in the US — which is thrown away by manufacturers, farmers, supermarkets, and consumers.
Against the Grain – October 13, 2010
Rinne Groff’s play “Compulsion” is based on the true story of Meyer Levin’s long-term obsession with Anne Frank and her diary. And Renata Zerner has written a memoir about her teenage years in Nazi Germany.
Against the Grain with Sasha Lilley – October 12, 2010
Renowned Marxist geographer David Harvey talks to Sasha Lilley about how capitalism functions–in sickness and in health–and how best to understand the current crisis.