Against the Grain – April 13, 2009
Radhika Desai talks about the "new imperialism" of the 21st century and the usefulness of theories of imperialism forwarded during the early 20th century.
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 – April 8, 2009
Adrian Burgos Jr. discusses the key roles played by Afro-Latinos in the racial integration of US baseball and the struggle against Jim Crow. And Octavio Solis talks about "Lydia," his new play about a Mexican immigrant family in El Paso in the 1970s.
Against the Grain – April 7, 2009
Why does the radical geographer David Harvey call the economic crisis a financial Katrina? And what can we learn from the general strike that shut down Seattle ninety years ago? Harvey and the sociologist Howard Kimeldorf discuss class power and worker power.
Against the Grain – April 6, 2009
Is crime control connected to the repression of political movements? Pamela Oliver talks about the Black urban riots of the 1960s and the ongoing mass incarceration of African Americans. Also, Patrick Bond comments on the global economic strategy announced at last week's G-20summit.
Against the Grain – Hollow Land: Israel’s Architecture of Occupation
The London-based architect and activist Eyal Weizman discusses his book "Hollow Land: Israel's Architecture of Occupation."
Against the Grain – March 31, 2009
Joel Magnuson describes what an economic system that's equitable, democratic, stable and sustainable might look like. And Charlie Varon talks about his new one-man play "Rabbi Sam," about the controversy generated by a synagogue's new rabbi.
Against the Grain – March 30, 2009
Chris Carlsson discusses his book "Nowtopia: How Pirate Programmers, Outlaw Bicyclists, and Vacant-Lot Gardeners are Inventing the Future Today!"
Against the Grain – March 25, 2009
Minal Hajratwala discusses her new book "Leaving India: My Family's Journey from Five Villages to Five Continents."
Against the Grain – March 24, 2009
Esther Leslie articulates many of Walter Benjamin's ideas on the relationship between politics and art and on the growth of mass industrial society.
Against the Grain – March 23, 2009
Janet Jakobsen and Ann Pellegrini call into question the secularism-religion divide; they contend that a kind of Christian secularism dominates US politics. They also see gender and sexuality as central to the development of the neoliberal agenda.