Against the Grain – August 7, 2007
Micha Peled discusses his award-winning film China Blue, a powerful, clandestinely-shot journey into the harsh world of sweatshop garment workers in China.
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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.
Against the Grain – August 6, 2007
They were US citizens who risked their lives – and broke US law – to fight fascism in Spain. They formed the first racially integrated unit in US military history. The story of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade is told in the film Souls Without Borders.
Against the Grain – August 1, 2007
Christopher Hitchens and Chris Hedges debate the most contentious issue of our time – religion.
Against the Grain – July 31, 2007
Vijay Prashad speaks about where antiracism ideology has gone and how we can get it back.
Against the Grain – July 30, 2007
Nukes Now? If global warming is the problem, is nuclear power the answer? Are nuclear reactors, as advocates (including a few with environmental credentials) contend, clean and relatively worry-free sources of energy? Veteran activist Harvey Wasserman offers a rebuttal to pro-nukes arguments. And Jacqueline Cabasso describes the current state of nuclear weapons proliferation, as well … Continued
Against the Grain – July 25, 2007
Radical economist Michael Yates discusses his new book "Cheap Motels and a Hot Plate," which is both an account of his on-the-road adventures and a penetrating analysis of work, inequality, and environmental damage in the places he visits.
Against the Grain – July 24, 2007
The 14th Annual LaborFest features, among other things, longshoreman Jack Heyman and labor historian Louis Prisco discussing the 1934 San Francisco General Strike, and educator Gifford Hartman explaining the 1946 Oakland General Strike.
Against the Grain – July 23, 2007
Landscapes of wealth and geographies of exclusion in this turbo-capitalist era are explored in the new book "Evil Paradises." Jon Wiener examines the environmental record of Ted Turner, this nation’s largest landowner. Rebecca Schoenkopf sounds off about Orange County’s politics and its affluent youth. And Sara Lipton explains how monastic retreats echo and legitimate neoliberal … Continued
Against the Grain – July 18, 2007
Moving People Millions who oppose the war in Iraq are apparently unwilling to become part of the antiwar movement. Why is this? What have antiwar groups been doing well, and how might their outreach efforts improve? Madeline Gardner has co-authored a pamphlet that proposes ways of attracting the broader public. Judith Le Blanc has many … Continued
Against the Grain – July 17, 2007
Psychologists & Torture; Battered Inmates