Against the Grain – March 17, 2010
Radical academic Raj Patel, author of “The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy,” talks with Sasha Lilley about value, price, and profit.
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 – March 16, 2010
Rick Rowden describes how International Monetary Fund policies block poor countries from developing and from combating diseases of poverty.
Against the Grain – March 15, 2010
Environmental scientist Nancy Langston, author of “Toxic Bodies: Hormone Disruptors and the Legacy of DES,” talks to Sasha Lilley about the dangers of synthetic chemicals.
Against the Grain – March 9, 2010
Gray Brechin contrasts the government’s extraordinary commitment to education during the New Deal with current efforts to eviscerate public education.
Against the Grain – March 8, 2010
Excerpts of The People Speak showcasing women in history.
Against the Grain – March 2, 2010
The documentary film "Consuming Kids" looks at advertisers' and corporations' targeting of children as consumers.
Against the Grain – March 1, 2010
Raj Patel speaks recently about his book The Value of Nothing
Against the Grain – February 24, 2010
In her landmark volume “The Rape of Nanking,” Iris Chang gave a groundbreaking account of the atrocities perpetrated by the invading Japanese army on the civilian residents of Nanking, China, beginning in late 1937.
Against the Grain – February 23, 2010
The film “Examined Life” features thought-provoking excursions with eight celebrated thinkers, including Cornel West, Judith Butler, Slavoj Zizek, and Martha Nussbaum.