Against the Grain – March 9, 2010
Gray Brechin contrasts the government’s extraordinary commitment to education during the New Deal with current efforts to eviscerate public education.
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 8, 2010
Excerpts of The People Speak showcasing women in history.
Against the Grain – March 2, 2010
The documentary film "Consuming Kids" looks at advertisers' and corporations' targeting of children as consumers.
Against the Grain – March 1, 2010
Raj Patel speaks recently about his book The Value of Nothing
Against the Grain – February 24, 2010
In her landmark volume “The Rape of Nanking,” Iris Chang gave a groundbreaking account of the atrocities perpetrated by the invading Japanese army on the civilian residents of Nanking, China, beginning in late 1937.
Against the Grain – February 23, 2010
The film “Examined Life” features thought-provoking excursions with eight celebrated thinkers, including Cornel West, Judith Butler, Slavoj Zizek, and Martha Nussbaum.
Against the Grain – February 22, 2010
NYU professor Vivek Chibber explains why ruling elites are biased toward the capitalist class rather than toward working people.
Against the Grain – February 17, 2010
Tariq Ali talks about Afghanistan, Pakistan and US involvement; John Perkins describes the international economic framework that keeps poor nations poor.
Against the Grain – February 16, 2010
A few months before his death, Howard Zinn speaks with Sasha Lilley.