Against the Grain – October 11, 2010
Mainstream theories of justice, argues the Nobel laureate Amartya Sen in his book “The Idea of Justice,” have led us astray by emphasizing the search for the perfectly just society.
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 – October 6, 2010
Influential theorist Immanuel Wallerstein talks about the trajectory of US hegemony and of the global economy; the deal cut by the superpowers during the Cold War; the rise of “the forgotten peoples,” and much more.
Against the Grain – October 4, 2010
Social theorist Richard Lichtman brings up Marx and Freud in a discussion of what happens to human beliefs, desires, values, and intentions under capitalism.
Against the Grain – September 29, 2010 at 12:00pm
Bill Benenson and Gene Rosow have produced a film called Dirt!
Against the Grain – September 28, 2010
Adam Hochschild talks about his award-winning book “King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa.”
Against the Grain – September 27, 2010
Oliver Stone’s new film “South of the Border” examines the rise of leftist governments in Latin America, from Venezuela to Bolivia to Argentina and Paraguay.
Against the Grain – September 22, 2010
Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, talks about the origins of the housing crisis and how to address it.
Against the Grain with Sasha Lilley – September 20, 2010
Filmmaker James Davis talks about his documentary “Meeting Room,” which tells the story of a grassroots social movement called Concerned Parents Against Drugs, which drove out heroin dealers from the poorest neighborhoods in Dublin in the 1980s, against a backdrop of social unrest and IRA militancy.