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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.
Charlie Varon. Charlie Varon’s signature on-stage monologues are a mixture of hilarity, acute political commentary, and thoughtful reflection on life’s bigger questions. His latest audio production, entitled Visiting Professor of Pessimism, touches on antiwar activism, religion, strange genetic experiments, and Sigmund Freud.
Haiti Special with Larry Bensky
A conversation about the life, art and politics of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo with historian Margaret Lindauer.
A discussion of the privatization of the military and war profiteering by US companies in Iraq.
A conversation about Karl Marx and ecological thought with John Bellamy Foster. Producer Sasha Lilley hosts.
The Uses of Philosophy. Christopher Phillips has traveled far and wide to hold philosophical dialogues, convinced that the six questions posed by Socrates are as relevant today as they were in Athens 2-1/2 millennia ago. Chris also believes that true philosophical inquiry leads inexorably to discussions about, and engagement with, matters of social and ecological … Continued
Global Justice Now. The global justice movement burst onto the radar screen of mainstream politicians and media with the protests against the WTO in 1999, but the networks of opposition to corporate capitalism were put in place long before Seattle — and continue to grow. The Notes from Nowhere collective has managed to give a … Continued
Life After Capitalism. We Leftists spend most of our time asserting what we’re against, but very little time thinking about what we’re for. At a World Social Forum panel last month, Michael Albert addressed the question: what might life look like after capitalism? He envisions a system of participatory economics, or parecon, in which workers … Continued
Philosophy teacher Gus Kostas Bagakis believes that an action-oriented class analysis should inform efforts to make the world a better place. Class-based structures and inequities are also important to speakers at the Marxism and the World Stage Conference, including Richard Wolff, Amitava Kumar and Joseph Buttigieg.
Sometimes it’s good to laugh. British satirist John O’Farrell has the talent of making us laugh, while exploring otherwise serious social and political issues. In his new book, O’Farrell takes aim at Dubya’s intelligence, corporate behavior, technology’s impact, US foreign policy, and much more.
