Against the Grain – October 23, 2006
Are we in for a crash of the dollar? Economist Jeff Faux, author of "The Global Class War" talks with host Sasha Lilley about the precarious state of the US trade deficit.
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 – October 18, 2006
"Orwell Rolls in His Grave" takes hard look at the media. With Robert McChesney, Charles Lewis, Michael Moore, and others.
Against the Grain – October 16, 2006
Does the Israeli lobby have too much influence on US foreign policy? John Mearsheimer, Rashid Khalidi, Tony Judt, Dennis Ross, Schlomo Ben-Ami, and Martin Indyck debate the issue.
Against the Grain – October 11, 2006
A live interview with Jared Diamond about specific case studies presented in his book "Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed."
Against the Grain – October 10, 2006
The highly-acclaimed film "An Inconvenient Truth" lays out the science and politics of human-caused global warming.
Against the Grain – October 9, 2006
The film "The God Who Wasn’t There" examines the perils of Christianity.
Against the Grain – October 4, 2006
A look at the politics and life of Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro.
Against the Grain – October 3, 2006
Acclaimed political analyst Michael Parenti joins C.S. in studio to discuss his latest book, "The Culture Struggle."
Against the Grain – October 2, 2006
A postmortem of the Brazilian elections and a close look at Lula’s economic policies with Matias Vernengo and Mark Weisbrot.