Against the Grain – August 13, 2008
John Gulick considers what kind of challenge China poses to US hegemony on the world stage. And Ward Wilson argues that Japan’s decision to surrender in 1945 was not compelled by the bombing of Hiroshima.
Against the Grain
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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 – August 12, 2008
According to Colin Duncan, contemporary civilization is about to collapse because of the imminence of rapid and vast climate change. The Canadian environmental historian urges the adoption of radically different methods of meeting human needs. Also, an update on oil extraction from the Alberta tar sands.
Against the Grain – August 11, 2008
There are an estimated 218 million child workers worldwide. Peter Dorman clears up public misconceptions about the nature and consequences of child labor. Also, Erin Thompson talks about IndyKids, a free newspaper that informs children about current events from a progressive perspective.
Against the Grain – August 6, 2008
Sociologist Alex Vitale describes the rise of punitive urban social policies amidst rising concerns over "quality of life." And Kevin Van Meter comments on the need for social movements to dialogue and thereby bolster their collective resistance.
Against the Grain – August 5, 2008
Michael Gene Sullivan and Lizzie Calogero discuss the San Francisco Mime Troupe’s election-year satire "Red State." And Liz Duffy Adams discusses her new post-apocalyptic play, entitled "The Listener."
Against the Grain – August 4, 2008
Can we overcome our murderous antagonism toward difference? In the essays he’s contributed to the volume "Intimacies," Leo Bersani writes about the possibility of a new way of being present to others, one that draws on a certain kind of narcissism.
Against the Grain – July 30, 2008
Curator Taraneh Hemami and artist Gita Hashemi discuss the art exhibition "Theory of Survival," which probes the activities of the Iranian student movement of the 1960s and ’70s. The historian Behrooz Ghamari also comments on the movement and its legacy.
Against the Grain – July 29, 2008
In his book "The Death of Sigmund Freud," Mark Edmundson examines Freud’s ideas about the human propensity to embrace authoritarianism in politics and in religion.
Against the Grain – July 28, 2008
Veteran scholar, author and activist Stanley Aronowitz discusses his book "Left Turn: Forging a New Political Future."
Against the Grain – July 23, 2008
"Constantine’s Sword" traces the history of religious bigotry from the Emperor Constantine to modern day Evangelical Christianity. And George Lakoff talks about how are brains are wired and how politics can play on our thought processes. Against the Grain two hour special.