Against the Grain
12:00 PM Pacific Time: Mondays to 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.
Against the Grain – October 16, 2006
Does the Israeli lobby have too much influence on US foreign policy? John Mearsheimer, Rashid Khalidi, Tony Judt, Dennis Ross, Schlomo Ben-Ami, and Martin Indyck debate the issue.
Against the Grain – October 11, 2006
A live interview with Jared Diamond about specific case studies presented in his book "Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed."
Against the Grain – October 10, 2006
The highly-acclaimed film "An Inconvenient Truth" lays out the science and politics of human-caused global warming.
Against the Grain – October 9, 2006
The film "The God Who Wasn’t There" examines the perils of Christianity.
Against the Grain – October 4, 2006
A look at the politics and life of Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro.
Against the Grain – October 3, 2006
Acclaimed political analyst Michael Parenti joins C.S. in studio to discuss his latest book, "The Culture Struggle."
Against the Grain – October 2, 2006
A postmortem of the Brazilian elections and a close look at Lula’s economic policies with Matias Vernengo and Mark Weisbrot.
Against the Grain – September 26, 2006
A look at living wage campaigns in California and around the US with economist Robert Pollin and activist Martin Bennett.