Against the Grain – October 24, 2005
Mahmood Mamdani discusses his book Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: America, the Cold War, and the Roots of Terror.
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 produced and hosted by Sasha Lilley.
Against the Grain – October 19, 2005
Irrational thinking may sometimes be harmless and even amusing, but according to Francis Wheen idiotic policy-making and crazy ideas on both the right and the left have hurt countless people around the globe. Wheen focuses on the last quarter-century in his book How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered the World.
Against the Grain – October 18, 2005
The award-winning film "Life Running Out of Control" looks at the potential dangers posed by genetically modified organisms or GMOs.
Against the Grain – October 17, 2005
Mike Davis talks about the looming danger of a bird flu pandemic and its connection to global ecological and economic changes wrought by neo-liberal capitalism.
Against the Grain – October 12, 2005
British Member of Parliament George Galloway goes head to head with Atlantic Monthly contributing editor Christopher Hitchens over whether the invasion of Iraq was just.
Against the Grain – October 11, 2005
It’s the ultimate David versus Goliath story, set in today’s world of corporate globalization. Two Brits became worldwide heroes for standing up to McDonald’s; the story of their years-long struggle is told in the film McLibel.
Against the Grain – October 10, 2005
Alexander Cockburn, radical journalist, author and co-editor of the newsletter CounterPunch, shares his perspectives on recent political developments.
Against the Grain – October 5, 2005
Louise Erdrich, who has been called "one of the most gifted, prolific, and challenging of contemporary Native American novelists," discusses her latest book The Painted Drum.
Against the Grain – October 4, 2005
The 5,500 workers at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation or CBC have been locked out of their jobs for 7 weeks; employees at the UK’s public service BBC have been threatened with large-scale layoffs. CMG’s Sue Elrington and NUJ’s Paul McLaughlin talk about the issues faced by workers in public broadcasting.
Against the Grain – October 3, 2005
A look at the indictment of House Majority leader Tom DeLay, with Craig McDonald of Texans for Public Justice; and a discussion of corruption in the awarding of contracts for post-Katrina reconstruction, with Scott Amey of the Project on Government Oversight.