Against the Grain – September 8, 2010
Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek speaks about the state of ideology and capitalism today.
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 with Sasha Lilley – September 7, 2010
Radical writer Loren Goldner talks to Sasha Lilley about the history of South Korean working class militancy, IMF-imposed austerity, and last year’s 77 day Ssangyong auto factory occupation.
Against the Grain – September 6, 2010
Human rights and their violation are an insistent focus of many activists and organizations. But are there important limitations to rights-based politics? Because an individualist interpretation of rights holds sway, Richard McIntyre asserts that the rights revolution has failed to advance the collective strength of US workers. (Encore presentation.)
Against the Grain – September 1, 2010
Rick Rowden describes how International Monetary Fund policies block poor countries from developing and from combating diseases of poverty.
Against the Grain – August 31, 2010
UC Berkeley professor emerita Clare Cooper Marcus discusses children’s needs in urban settings and how to meet them through better neighborhood design and planning.
Against the Grain – August 30, 2010
Heather Rogers, author of “Green Gone Wrong,” talks with host Sasha Lilley about how carbon offsets, organic food, and biofuels may be less green than they seem.
Against the Grain with Sasha Lilley – August 25, 2010
To mark the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Rebecca Solnit talks to Sasha Lilley about the glimpses of a more hopeful future that can be gleaned from moments of catastrophe. Solnit’s book is “A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities that Arise in Disaster.”
Against the Grain – August 24, 2010
Historian Vicente Rafael examines how language and the act of translation relates to the projection of imperial power, and to the early years of the American republic.
Against the Grain – August 23, 2010
First-time presentation of the full-length interview with UC Santa Cruz scientist Gary Griggs about his book “Introduction to California’s Beaches and Coast.”
Against the Grain with Sasha Lilley – August 18, 2010
Economist William Tabb, author of “The Long Default,” talks to Sasha Lilley about the 1975 New York City fiscal crisis–which was resolved with an attack on public sector workers, the gutting of public services, and the restructuring of the city–and the parallels with the current crisis in California today.