Alan Watts on the fundamentals of Buddhism, plus a talk he gave called “Insight and Ecstasy.”
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.
It was the most significant government leak since the Pentagon Papers and revealed an unprecedented level of spying by the U.S. state on the American people and those far beyond the America’s borders. We’ll feature highlights from the Academy Award-winning documentary film “Citizenfour” about whistleblower Edward Snowden and his revelations of massive NSA surveillance.
Cicero’s Insights into Aging
Philip Freeman’s translation of Cicero’s classic book on aging has the subtitle “Ancient Wisdom for the Second Half of Life.”
Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick have created a documentary film series called The Untold History of the United States.
Kevin Martin discusses the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and applies those ideas to society and politics today.
How do the crises of our time — of climate, of food, of the financial system — fit together? Jason W. Moore, one of the smartest young thinkers on the Marxist left, discusses why capitalism has been driven by the exploitation of new frontiers — and why those frontiers are running out, potentially heralding the … Continued
Capitalism: The Six-Part Fim Series
Highlights from a five-hour documentary film series called Capitalism, in which thinkers like Noam Chomsky, David Graeber, and Thomas Piketty examine and critique the ideas of Adam Smith, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, and many others.
It was arguably the greatest and most enduring social movement of the last half-century: the women’s movement was bold, creative, and massive, and it transformed American society. We’ll feature highlights from an award-winning documentary about the origins of the women’s liberation movement in the late 1960s and early 70s.
Noam Chomsky discusses the impact of the increasing concentration of wealth and power on our politics in the new film Requiem for the American Dream.
Are Today’s Children Spoiled?
Today’s children are overindulged, coddled, and spoiled — lavished with praised and unearned ‘A’s at school, given trophies when they don’t win. They get everything too easily. It’s bad for parents, bad for children, and bad for society at large. But are any of these claims factually accurate? Leading education critic Alfie Kohn reflects on … Continued