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 – January 8, 2008
According to Tim Shorrock, a new US intelligence institution will soon be established to expand domestic spying to an unprecedented degree. And Melvin Goodman argues that the CIA’s clandestine operations harm US security.
Against the Grain – January 7, 2008
William Tabb examines the relationship between money and power in political campaigns and in US politics more generally. And Adam Bock talks about his new play "The Shaker Chair," which contrasts activism with complacency.
Against the Grain – January 2, 2008
Guest host Ramsey Kanaan talks to Lenni Brenner about the fundamentalist politics of Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Against the Grain – January 1, 2008
Guest host Ramsey Kanaan talks with Critical Resistance organizer Rachel Herzing about the boom in prison building and what alternatives might exist to replace the imprisonment of people.
Against the Grain – December 31, 2007
Picasso began to paint Guernica five days after the Spanish town of Guernica was obliterated by aerial bombardment. C.S. Soong speaks with Ian Patterson, author of "Guernica and Total War" about Picasso’s famous painting.
Against the Grain – December 26, 2007
Punk Rock Rebellion and Commercialism As lead singer and rhythm guitar player for the English punk rock band The Clash, Joe Strummer embodied for many the the marriage of radical politics, internationalism, and punk rebellion. Guest host Ramsey Kanaan speaks with Joel Shalit and Craig O’Hara about the contradictions of commercial success for the politics … Continued
Against the Grain – December 25, 2007
The Pitfalls of Eco-Localism. Greg Albo questions whether localist projects are necessarily environmentally responsible and democratic in nature. And Leo Panitch shares some of the other insights offered in the anthology "Socialist Register 2007".
Against the Grain – December 24, 2007
The Battle Against Gentrification In the past decade, cities like San Francisco and Oakland have witnessed skyrocketing housing costs and the ejection of poor and working class people from affordable dwellings to make room for high income tenants and owners. Guest host Ramsey Kanaan speaks with Dawn Phillips and Gilda Haas about the political economy … Continued
Against the Grain – December 19, 2007
Environmental justice activist Azibuike Akaba asks whether New Orleans should be rebuilt. And ethnic studies professor Dylan Rodriguez explores the meaning of "disaster" in the context of white racial dominance.