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 co-produced and co-hosted by Sasha Lilley and C. S. Soong.
Against the Grain – January 15, 2007
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.
Against the Grain – January 10, 2007
Social Movements and Health in Latin AmericaHarry Vanden describes the movement of landless rural workers in Brazil. And Clara Mantini-Briggs and Charles Briggs describe efforts by Hugo Chavez’s government to rebuild Venezuela’s public health system and confront social inequity.
Against the Grain – January 9, 2007
Are Refugees Protected? Jacob Stevens criticizes the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for not properly protecting the rights of refugees. Merrill Smith with the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants urges an end to the warehousing of refugees.
Against the Grain – January 8, 2007
John Manley discusses the origins of the welfare state and its relationship to class-based fear. And Sasha Abramsky describes the progressive agenda of Salt Lake City mayor Rocky Anderson.
Against the Grain – January 3, 2007
The Potential of Worker Centers In a world of low wage, decentralized work, in which union membership continues to decline and regulations and labor laws are ever-more eviscerated, what can such workers do who want to know their rights, organize themselves, and act collectively? Janice Fine and Patricia Loya discuss how worker centers provide one … Continued
Against the Grain – January 2, 2007
A discussion of the life and times of muckraking journalist, anti-racist organizer, and memoirist Jessica Mitford. With radical writer Conn Hallinan, Peter Sussman, editor of "Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford," and host Sasha Lilley.
Against the Grain – January 1, 2007
How should we understand the social and economic forces, often labeled "globalization," that have shaped our world for the last thirty years? Host Sasha Lilley talks to eminent Marxist geographer David Harvey about the origins, trajectory, and significance of neoliberalism.
Against the Grain – December 27, 2006
Is the Bush Administration Fascist? Radical writer Matthew Lyons, co-author of "Rightwing Populism in America", talks to host Sasha Lilley about the troubling political consequences for the left in assuming that the US is sliding into fascism.
Against the Grain – December 26, 2006
Unions and Corruption Robert Fitch, author of "Solidarity for Sale", and SEIU organizer Gabe Kramer debate the impact of the mafia on US trade unions. With host Sasha Lilley.