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Against the Grain

Against the Grain

12:00 PM Pacific Time: Mondays - Wednesdays

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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.

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Against the Grain – February 5, 2007

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Tariq Ali on Latin America In his new book Pirates of the Caribbean, veteran activist and intellectual Tariq Ali examines the Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela and its relationship to other leftist movements and developments in Latin America.


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Against the Grain – January 31, 2007

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What’s in a Song? What explains the extraordinary power and impact of a song called The Internationale, sung and championed by radicals around the world? Peter Miller’s award-winning film of the same name finds answers in places near and far.


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Against the Grain – January 30, 2007

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Reason v. Faith Author of the best-selling book The God Delusion, the prominent scientist Richard Dawkins has made a film entitled Root of All Evil? that exalts reason and criticizes religion as divisive and dangerous.


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Against the Grain – January 29, 2007

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Whither Race in Film? According to Earl Sheridan, race and racism have virtually ceased to be major themes in American films. The UNC Wilmington political scientist traces the historical context and offers some explanations.


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Against the Grain – January 24, 2007

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Women, Unions, Latin America U.C. Santa Cruz professor Dana Frank talks about how women are transforming banana unions in Latin America. And a staffer at US/LEAP describes the targeting of trade unionists in Colombia.


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Against the Grain – January 23, 2007

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Toxic Hard Labor Gopal Dayaneni and Aaron Shuman co-authored a report about the recycling of electronics in prisons by a company called UNICOR. Freda Cobb witnessed, and apparently was affected by, UNICOR’s operations.


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Against the Grain – January 22, 2007

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Does Power = Domination? Anarchist thinker Harold Barclay discusses notions of power and domination, and whether societies can be created in which power is absent. And Les Waters talks about the current Berkeley Rep production "The Pillowman."


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Against the Grain – January 17, 2007

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David Theo Goldberg Social theorist David Theo Goldberg discusses race and racism in relation to modernity, privatization, and the neoliberal state.


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Against the Grain – January 15, 2007

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Race to Communicate In what ways does the news media represent, or misrepresent, race? In "Talking the Walk," Hunter Cutting and Makani Themba-Nixon critique the media and examine ways of reframing debate and challenging stereotypes.


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