Against the Grain – December 9, 2003
University of Washington law professor Anita Ramasastry and Human Rights Watch staffer Joanne Mariner, both FindLaw columnists, discuss recent attacks on civil liberties and privacy rights in the US.
Against the Grain
12:00 PM Pacific Time: Mondays to 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 – December 8, 2003
More voices from last month’s Marxism and the World Stage conference: James Crotty predicts the demise of neoliberalism.
Against the Grain – December 3, 2003
Station manager Gus Newport discusses the current state of KPFA.
Against the Grain – December 2, 2003
A conversation about the structural forces behind the worldwide AIDS pandemic with the authors of the book Global AIDS: Myths and Facts.
Against the Grain – December 1, 2003
A talk on power and powerlessness given by sociologist and author Saskia Sassen at the recent "Marxism and the World Stage" conference.
Against the Grain – November 26, 2003
A discussion about Export Credit Agencies, little-known entities that exceed the International Monetary Fund in their impact on developing countries.
Against the Grain – November 25, 2003
A discussion about the Brazilian Landless Workers’ Movement.
Against the Grain – November 24, 2003
A conversation about the ’90s boom, labor, globalization, and trade with Doug Henwood, editor of the Left Business Observer and author most recently of After The New Economy.
Against the Grain – November 18, 2003
In current Western thought, the concept (and rhetoric) of freedom reigns supreme. What consequences does this have for the pursuit of equality and social justice? Henry Rosemont, Jr. dissects claims to individual liberty, and suggests an unusual source for an alternative way of thinking and acting: the tenets of classical Confucianism.
Against the Grain – November 17, 2003
Selected presentations recorded at the recent "Marxism and the World Stage" conference at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Visit the conference website. visit www.LivingRoomRadio.org