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 - October 27, 2010 at 12:00pm
Jonathon Keats on his book “Virtual Words: Language on the Edge of Science and Technology"

Against the Grain with Sasha Lilley - October 26, 2010 at 12:00pm
Richard Walker on California as the Epicenter of the Economic Crisis

Against the Grain - October 25, 2010 at 12:00pm
Adam Hochschild on his book "King Leopold's Ghost."

Against the Grain - October 20, 2010 at 12:00pm
Graphic novelist Eric Drooker speaks to Sasha Lilley about Allen Ginsberg's poem Howl.

Against the Grain - October 19, 2010 at 12:00pm
U.C. Davis professor Alan Taylor on Thomas Paine’s life and work

Against the Grain - October 18, 2010 at 12:00pm
Tristram Stuart, author of "Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal," talks to Sasha Lilley about the the massive amount of food -- up to 50% in the US -- which is thrown away by manufacturers, farmers, supermarkets, and consumers.

Against the Grain - October 13, 2010 at 12:00pm
Rinne Groff discusses her play about Meyer Levin's obsession with Anne Frank.

Against the Grain - October 12, 2010 at 12:00pm
Renowned Marxist geographer David Harvey talks to Sasha Lilley about how capitalism functions--in sickness and in health--and how best to understand the current crisis.

Against the Grain - October 11, 2010 at 12:00pm
Amartya Sen talks about his book "The Idea of Justice."

Against the Grain - October 6, 2010 at 12:00pm
Immanuel Wallerstein on US power, the global economy, and political opposition movements

Against the Grain - October 5, 2010 at 12:00pm

Against the Grain - October 4, 2010 at 12:00pm
Richard Lichtman on human psychology under capitalism