Against the Grain – John Borsos and Ramsey Kanaan
John Borsos of United Healthcare West talks to guest host Ramsey Kanaan about grassroots organizing, class struggle, and the conflict between UHW and parent union SEIU.
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 – Timothy Brennan
Timothy Brennan, author of "Wars of Position: The Cultural Politics of Left and Right," talks about how ostensibly radical academic theory helped lay the ground work for the rise of neoliberalism with host Sasha Lilley.
Against the Grain – A discussion on the watershed year 1968 – December 15, 2008 at 12:00pm
A discussion on the watershed year 1968, with World Systems theorist Immanuel Wallerstein, Robert King of the Angola 3, Mexican novelist Paco Ignacio Taibo II, feminist historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, and Balkans anarchist Andrej Grubacic.
Against the Grain – The global movement to democratize communications – December 10, 2008 at 12:00pm
Jeffrey Juris argues that network-based technologies have influenced the logic and values of radical social movements. And Dorothy Kidd describes the global movement to democratize communications.
Against the Grain: Black Bodies, White Gazes: The Continuing Significance of Race – December 9, 2008
In his new book "Black Bodies, White Gazes: The Continuing Significance of Race," George Yancy explores the lived reality of Black bodies within the context of whiteness. He also describes difficulties whites face as they try to undo their own racism.
Against the Grain: Real Utopia: Participatory Society for the 21st Century – December 8, 2008
In "Real Utopia: Participatory Society for the 21st Century," Stephen Shalom suggests a system of political decision-making appropriate for a good society, and Cynthia Peters forwards a vision of enlightened kinship relationships and activities.
Against the Grain: Daniel Wolfe. – December 1, 2008
Daniel Wolfe explains how and why drug users are often criminalized rather than protected by HIV/AIDS policies. Mark Townsend belongs to a group that operates North America’s only legal supervised injection facility, called Insite.