Against the Grain is a radio and web media project whose aim is to provide 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-hosted and co-produced by Sasha Lilley and C.S. Soong.

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Against the Grain - May 30, 2007 at 12:00pm
"Dam Nation: Dispatches from the Water Underground" examines the political economy and environmental impact of water consumption.

Against the Grain - May 29, 2007 at 12:00pm

Against the Grain - May 28, 2007 at 12:00pm

Against the Grain - May 23, 2007 at 12:00pm
Acclaimed analyst and author Chalmers Johnson talks with Gray Brechin about Johnson's new book "Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic."

Against the Grain - May 22, 2007 at 12:00pm
Author and activist Stephen Duncombe discusses his book "Dream: Re-imagining Progressive Politics in an Age of Fantasy."

Against the Grain - May 21, 2007 at 12:00pm
Israeli academic Ilan Pappe talks about his groundbreaking book entitled "The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine."

Against the Grain - May 16, 2007 at 12:00pm
"Occupation 101" looks at the root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Against the Grain - May 15, 2007 at 12:00pm
Marxist geographer David Harvey talks about the origins, trajectory, and significance of free market fundamentalism.

Against the Grain - May 14, 2007 at 12:00pm
Morris Berman discusses his book "Dark Ages America: The Final Phase of Empire"

Against the Grain - May 9, 2007 at 12:00pm
A look at our credit-driven society in the "Overspent American".

Against the Grain - May 8, 2007 at 12:00pm
Cultural studies expert Stuart Hall examines whether reality has any meaning apart from that which we give it - and what this means for how events are interpreted through the media.

Against the Grain - May 7, 2007 at 12:00pm

Against the Grain - May 2, 2007 at 12:00pm
David Maraniss discusses the playing career and social activism of the baseball star Roberto Clemente.

Against the Grain - May 1, 2007 at 12:00pm
Nicolas Lampert on the Haymarket Tragedy; "Realizing the Impossible: Art Against Authority."