Against the Grain – June 7, 2010
Economic historian Robert Brenner talks about the roots of the economic crisis in the long downturn of the 1970s.
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 – June 2, 2010
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.
Against the Grain – June 1, 2010
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.
Against the Grain – May 31, 2010
The British historian Peter Clarke discusses his book “Keynes: The Rise, Fall, and Return of the 20th Century’s Most Influential Economist.”
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.