Against the Grain – March 8, 2004
A conversation about nannies, maids and other migrant women workers in the global economy, with Arlie Hochschild, Joy Zarembka and Michele Gamburd.
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 – March 3, 2004
Anniversary Special. A special retrospective program, featuring a year’s worth of highlighted commentary and culture. The almost ninety-minute show includes fourteen excerpts from some of the most provocative interviews we’ve hosted over the past twelve months.
Against the Grain – March 2, 2004
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.
Against the Grain – March 1, 2004
Haiti Special with Larry Bensky
Against the Grain – February 25, 2004
A conversation about the life, art and politics of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo with historian Margaret Lindauer.
Against the Grain – February 24, 2004
A discussion of the privatization of the military and war profiteering by US companies in Iraq.
Against the Grain – February 23, 2004
A conversation about Karl Marx and ecological thought with John Bellamy Foster. Producer Sasha Lilley hosts.
Against the Grain – February 18, 2004
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
Against the Grain – February 17, 2004
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
Against the Grain – February 16, 2004
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