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.
Environmental historian Marco Armiero describes the tumultuous garbage struggles in Italy's polluted Campania region. The struggles, he asserts, are about corporate and state power, environmental justice, and popular resistance.
In their new book "The Spirit Level," Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett contend that one common factor links the healthiest and happiest societies: the degree of equality in incomes among their members.
Acclaimed Marxist geographer David Harvey speaks about the role of urbanization and cities under capitalism.
Longtime labor organizer and journalist Steve Early, author of “Embedded with Organized Labor”, talks to guest host Ramsey Kanaan about how workers and the union movement are fairing under Obama.
Terrorism is routinely condemned; should we try to understand it as well? Matthew Carr is author of "The Infernal Machine: A History of Terrorism."
Debal Deb discusses his new book "Beyond Developmentality: Constructing Inclusive Freedom and Sustainability."
A look at the direct action movement to shut down coal production with Ted Nace, author of "Climate Hope: On the Front Lines of the Fight Against Coal", and guest host Ramsey Kanaan.
Greg Grandin, author of "Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City," speaks with host Sasha Lilley.
George Monbiot and activists Tadzio Mueller and Andre Pugsy speak about the politics and economics of global warming at the Klimaforum, the counter summit to the UN conference on climate change, in Copenhagen. With host Sasha Lilley.
