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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.

Against the Grain

Against the Grain – August 29, 2005

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What happens when your old TV, computer, or VCR becomes obsolete and you chuck it? Most of us don’t realize the toxic mix contained in electronics and the public health hazards posed when they are "recycled" — whether by child labor in China or India or disassembled by prisoners in the US. Sheila Davis of … Continued


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Against the Grain – August 24, 2005

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In the process of telling a truly amazing — and true — story about a fantastically rare tree in British Columbia and the eccentric man who cut it down, John Vaillant recounts in lush detail much of the natural history of the Pacific Northwest, the people who live there, and the impact of human activity … Continued


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Against the Grain – August 23, 2005

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How should we interpret what’s happening locally, and globally? How do we go about building sustainable and effective movements? Left Turn magazine editors Rayan El-Amine and Max Uhlenbeck discuss the status of movements for justice and address developments in Gaza and the US.


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Against the Grain – August 22, 2005

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Host Sasha Lilley talks to economist Ellen Frank, author of The Raw Deal: How Myths and Misinformation About the Deficit, Inflation, and Wealth Improvement Impoverish America.


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Against the Grain – August 17, 2005

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A discussion about finance and American empire with political economists Sam Gindin and Leo Panitch, co-editor of The Socialist Register, and host Sasha Lilley.


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Against the Grain – August 16, 2005

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A look at the 1984-85 British miners’ strike and how the defeat of labor in its historic clash with the government of Margaret Thatcher opened the gates to neoliberalism in the UK and beyond. With journalist Nicholas Jones and host Sasha Lilley.


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Against the Grain – August 15, 2005

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Scientist and critic Meera Nanda, author of Prophets Facing Backward, talks about the parallels between the Religious Right in the US and Hindu nationalism in India. With host Sasha Lilley.


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Against the Grain – August 10, 2005

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An illegal occupation, opposed by the United Nations, but backed by the United States. A displaced population living in refugee camps in other countries, while settlers from the colonizing power occupy disputed territory. No, not Palestine, but Western Sahara. Stephen Zunes and Jacob Mundy lay out the history of that occupation; Nicholas DeTorrente of MSF … Continued


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Against the Grain – August 9, 2005

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Detained without trial. Confined and presumed guilty. Ignored, or worse, treated like the enemy. Two shows now on stage highlight the experience of detainment. Playwright Christine Evans discusses Slow Falling Bird, and Liebe Wetzel and Robin Plutchok of Lunatique Fantastique talk about Executive Order 9066.


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Against the Grain – August 8, 2005

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A discussion of the controversial Bush energy bill, and its expected consequences, with Tyson Slocum of Public Citizen and Chris Miller of Greenpeace.


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