Against the Grain – June 6, 2007
The award-winning writer and veteran activist Rebecca Solnit discusses her new collection of essays about place, pleasure, and politics. It’s entitled "Storming the Gates of Heaven: Landscapes for Politics."
Against the Grain
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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 – June 5, 2007
Part Two of a two-part interview with Vijay Prashad; his new book "The Darker Nations: A People’s History of the Third World" examines the origins, development, and what he calls the assassination of the Third World project. Also, artist Taraneh Hemami talks about her solo exhibition "Most Wanted."
Against the Grain – June 4, 2007
Part One of an interview with Vijay Prashad, whose new book "The Darker Nations: A People’s History of the Third World" examines the origins, development, and what he calls the assassination of the Third World project. Also, Max Elbaum discusses what may lie ahead for the antiwar movement, and for US forces in Iraq.
Against the Grain – May 30, 2007
Where does our tap water come from? What happens after it vanishes down the drain? "Dam Nation: Dispatches from the Water Underground" examines the political economy and environmental impact of water consumption.
Against the Grain – May 23, 2007
Acclaimed analyst and author Chalmers Johnson talks with Gray Brechin about Johnson’s new book "Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic."
Against the Grain – May 22, 2007
Author and activist Stephen Duncombe discusses his book "Dream: Re-imagining Progressive Politics in an Age of Fantasy."
Against the Grain – May 21, 2007
Israeli academic Ilan Pappe talks about his groundbreaking book entitled "The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine."
Against the Grain – May 16, 2007
"Occupation 101" looks at the root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.