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Against the Grain

Against the Grain

12:00 PM Pacific Time: Mondays - Wednesdays

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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

Against the Grain – June 8, 2010

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In the first of a two-part presentation, Ron Hassner rejects the argument that religions are, in essence, peaceful. And Lisa Kron’s play “In the Wake” examines the politics of class and entitlement.


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Against the Grain – June 7, 2010

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Economic historian Robert Brenner talks about the roots of the economic crisis in the long downturn of the 1970s.


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Against the Grain – June 2, 2010

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Sociologist Carole Joffe, “Dispatches from the Abortion Wars: The Costs of Fanaticism to Doctors, Patients, and the Rest of Us,” talks to Sasha Lilley about the history of the anti-abortion movement and the constraints on abortion today.


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Against the Grain – June 1, 2010

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A new exhibition of Renée Green’s art addresses, among other things, the recovery of unfashionable ideas, the importance of specialized investigation, and the search for a meaningful existence.


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Against the Grain – May 31, 2010

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The British historian Peter Clarke discusses his book “Keynes: The Rise, Fall, and Return of the 20th Century’s Most Influential Economist.”


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Against the Grain – May 26, 2010 at 12:00pm

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Against the Grain – May 25, 2010 at 12:00pm

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Against the Grain – May 24, 2010

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U.C. Berkeley professor Ron Hassner finds deeply problematic the arguments that religions are, in essence, peaceful, and that the bloodiest wars have been motivated by religion.


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Against the Grain – May 19, 2010

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In Astra Taylor’s film “Examined Life: Philosophy is in the Streets,” eight influential thinkers share their ideas about ethical living, justice, cosmopolitanism, and revolution.


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Against the Grain – May 18, 2010 at 12:00pm

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