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.
Eleanor Bader puts the assassination of abortion provider George Tiller in political and historical context. And Susan Choi's novel "A Person of Interest" begins with the targeting, Unabomber-style, of a professor at a small Midwestern college.
Paul Gilroy, the influential scholar on the politics of race and racism, discusses the prospects for a robust multiculturalism in a former imperial power like Britain. He also talks about the meaning and significance of Bob Marley's politics and music.
Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould discuss their new book "Invisible History: Afghanistan's Untold Story."
In "The World Without Us," Alan Weisman asks the question: What would happen, to the planet and to human structures and other creations, if human beings suddenly disappeared? (Program-length interview.)
Michael Yates, author of "Why Unions Matter", talks to Sasha Lilley about the importance and complexities of organized labor in the US.
Entrevista con Mauricio Sotelo de Cabezas de Cera; El Golpe Traidor y NotiRock. Produced by Miguel Guerrero and Issel Campos, with the contributions of Oscar Leon Bernal, Flor Rebollar, Gerardo Fernandez and El Nagual. Music Theme: "El Espía que te amó", from the album "Yendo al cine solo," by José Manuel Aguilera, www.jmaguilera.netCheck us up … Continued
Publishing is in crisis, readership is falling, and the dissemination of ideas appears to be endangered. Longtime radical editor and publisher Colin Robinson talks with guest host Ramsey Kanaan about the current state, and future, of left publishing.
In his three-hour audio program "The Power of Slow," Carl Honoré takes on modern culture's obsession with speed and describes how people can improve their lives by joining the "Slow Revolution."
