Against the Grain – August 11, 2010
U.C. Berkeley political scientist Kiren Chaudhry discusses what she calls the “economic underbelly” of the Af-Pak war and the chaotic nature of the US military effort there.
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 – August 10, 2010
Seth Tobocman and Eric Laursen, authors of the comic book “Understanding the Crash,” talk about the economic meltdown and its affects on poor and working class people.
Against the Grain – August 9, 2010
Human rights and their violation are an insistent focus of many activists and organizations. In his book “Are Worker Rights Human Rights?” economist Richard McIntyre identifies important limitations to rights-based politics.
Against the Grain – August 3, 2010
Richard Lichtman, the author of The Production of Desire, talks about a synthesis of psychoanalysis and Marxism.
Against the Grain – August 2, 2010
Acclaimed radical public intellectual Tariq Ali talks about idea of communism and its legacy today as capitalism melts down.
Against the Grain – July 28, 2010
Social critic and veteran educator Henry Giroux connects the history and ideology of neoliberal policies to the education of young people and the prospects for building a real democracy.
Against the Grain – July 27, 2010
An April 18 talk by Henry Giroux called “Shattered Bonds: Youth in a Suspect Society and the Politics of Disposability.” Ideas in-depth with C.S. Soong and Sasha Lilley.
Against the Grain – July 26, 2010
U.C. Santa Cruz scientist Gary Griggs has studied and written about one of the most spectacular coastlines in the world — California’s. His new book is “Introduction to California’s Beaches and Coast.”
Against the Grain – July 21, 2010
Thomas Wheatland’s book “The Frankfurt School in Exile” examines the interactions between the Frankfurt School, a dynamic grouping of radical German scholars, and the thinkers they encountered in the US.