Against the Grain – January 20, 2004
A conversation with Julie Otsuka, author of When the Emperor was Divine, a novel about the Japanese American internment experience.
Against the Grain
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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 – January 19, 2004
John L. Jackson Jr. talks about his book Harlemworld: Doing Race and Class in Contemporary Black America.
Against the Grain – January 14, 2004
Antonio Gramsci wrote most of his important work while in prison in Italy. Almost seventy years after his death, his ideas about domination and civil society continue to resonate. Gramsci expert Joseph Buttigieg underlines some of Gramsci’s key contributions.
Against the Grain – January 13, 2004
A look at the ongoing lawsuit brought by former IBM employees against the company, claiming that the cancers they contracted were caused by chemicals in the workplace.
Against the Grain – January 12, 2004
Local Station Board Special: Featuring candidates Ben Saari, Marnie Tattersall, Jack Lee Chernos, Michael Lubin, Gordon Waters, Willie Ratcliff, Ann Hallatt, and Bill Callison. Hosted by William Walker.
Against the Grain – January 7, 2004
Voices of people displaced by large dam projects, meeting recently in Thailand.
Against the Grain – January 6, 2004
Ian Haney Lopez, Boalt law professor and author of Racism on Trial: The Chicano Fight for Justice, discusses the rise of the Chicano movement in Los Angeles and explores the role of common sense in racism.
Against the Grain – January 5, 2004
A discussion about the multiple threats posed by the Christian Right in the US.
Against the Grain – December 31, 2003
KPFA Station Board Election special, featuring candidates Robin Candace, Stan Woods, John Sporich, Jack Ford, Werner Hertz, Magi Amma, and Willie Ratcliff. Visit election.kpfa.org.
Against the Grain – December 30, 2003
The US occupation of Iraq got some people wondering whether old-style colonialism is back. But many residents of Guam and the other Mariana islands aren’t wondering; they’ve considered themselves colonial subjects for decades. Documentary filmmakers Amy Robinson and Cinta Kaipat describe efforts at self- determination and sustainability.