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 co-produced and co-hosted by Sasha Lilley and C. S. Soong.
In his book "No Coward Soldiers: Black Cultural Politics in Postwar America," U.C. Berkeley professor Waldo Martin examines the role of black culture, including music, art and dance, in fueling and enriching the civil rights and Black Power movements.
The political economist David McNally describes what caused the massive, ongoing financial crisis and how that crisis brought on a global economic slump.
As Julia Mickenberg and Philip Nel document in a new book, many participants in social movements wrote children's stories that promoted radical ideas and values. Also, Nadine Wettstein discusses a last-minute Bush Administration ruling that undermines immigrants' rights.
Sheila Rowbotham, author of "Edward Carpenter: A Life of Liberty and Love", talks to guest host Ramsey Kanaan about the pioneering gaysocialist writer.
David Bacon discusses his new book "Illegal People: How Globalization Creates Migration and Criminalizes Immigrants."
Randy Shaw's suggestions for how all that pro-Obama organizing energy can be harnessed are informed by the grassroots efforts of the United Farm Workers, efforts described in Shaw's new book "Beyond the Fields." And Steven Gale discusses the plays and politics of Harold Pinter.
Beshara Doumani discusses the causes and consequences of the continuing Israeli air strikes on Gaza. And in the second part of a talk given by Leo Panitch, the Toronto-based political economist examines whether US empire operates only in the interests of US capital.
Rahul Mahajan comments on the current state of the US antiwar movement and assesses the Left's relationship to Obama. And Leo Panitch holds forth on the financial crisis, US empire, and the state's role in neoliberal globalization.
