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 – May 24, 2010
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.
Against the Grain – May 19, 2010
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.
Against the Grain – May 17, 2010
John Muir Laws, a columnist for Bay Nature magazine, has written and illustrated a set of pocket guides to plant and animal species found in the Bay Area.
Against the Grain – May 11, 2010
According to the veteran environmental advocate David Suzuki, the ecological emphasis on the interconnectedness of all things is grounded in the science of air, water, earth, and energy.
Against the Grain – May 5, 2010
Robert McChesney and John Nichols discuss their new book “The Death and Life of American Journalism: The Media Revolution That Will Begin the World Again.”