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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.
Warring Impulses When should we expect the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq? How can the antiwar movement help achieve this goal? Author, activist and blogger Rahul Mahajan discusses recent developments and movement priorities. Carl Conetta, co-director of the Project on Defense Alternatives, discusses his proposal for a US withdrawal.
Poverty, Civic Works, Katrina The Works Progress Administration was a massive public works project created by FDR in 1935. Should a similar kind of initiative be launched to rebuild New Orleans? Scott Myers-Lipton discuss the Gulf Coast Civic Works Project; he also discusses his book "Social Solutions to Poverty: America’s Struggle to Build a Just … Continued
Offshore Corruption; Toxics and Race Former economic hit man John Christensen describes how offshore tax havens serve the super-rich and help create persistent poverty. Robin Saha co-authored a just-released environmental justice report entitled "Toxic Wastes and Race at Twenty 1987-2007."
Beyond Capitalism Political economist Gar Alperovitz discusses the second half of his book "America Beyond Capitalism," which highlights new approaches and institutions that point in the direction of greater equality, liberty, and democracy.
Novelist Sigrid Nunez In her latest novel "The Last of Her Kind," Sigrid Nunez explores the countercultural idealism and class-conscious intensity of the 1960s through the lives of two women who meet at Barnard in 1968.
Food, Farms, and Agribusiness George Naylor of the National Family Farm Coalition and Eric Holt-Gimenez of Food First discuss food sovereignty, farm policy, and the agribusiness agenda. They also describe the contents and likely impact of the 2007 Farm Bill.
Emma Goldman and the Spanish Anarchists What kind of anarchism did Emma Goldman espouse and practice? And how did she interpret the Spanish anarchists’ revolution of the 1930s? David Porter is author of a book about Goldman entitled "Vision on Fire." Barry Pateman spoke about Goldman’s early actions and beliefs at an AK Press event.
