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Against the Grain for November 3rd 2009
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In his new book "Why I Am Not a Scientist," the anthropologist Jonathan Marks confronts "genohype" -- the trumpeting of the power of genetics to explain human attributes and behavior.
Against the Grain for November 2nd 2009
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Against the Grain for October 28th 2009
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What are the social and environmental costs of building and maintaining military bases and gigantic monuments? Catherine Lutz is editor of "The Bases of Empire: The Global Struggle Against U.S. Military Posts." And Cecile Pineda's novel "Frieze" considers the forced labor that went into...
Against the Grain for October 27th 2009
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Political economist and historian Jason W Moore puts crises of the environment and the economy in historical perspective. With host Sasha Lilley.
Against the Grain for October 26th 2009
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Jodi Dean, a political scientist at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, discusses her new book "Democracy and Other Neoliberal Fantasies: Communicative Capitalism and Left Politics."
Against the Grain for October 21st 2009
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Activist Ryan Harvey talks about militant tactics in the anarchist movement in the wake of recent protests against the G20. With host Sasha Lilley.
Against the Grain for October 20th 2009
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A look at the crisis that rocked Pacifica ten years ago and governance structure that it spawned, with historian Matthew Lasar, KPFA news co-director Aileen Alfandary, and host Sasha Lilley.
Against the Grain for October 19th 2009
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Against the Grain for October 14th 2009
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Against the Grain for October 13th 2009
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A first-time presentation of the full-length interview with Andrew Pessin, author of "The God Question: What Famous Thinkers from Plato to Dawkins have said about the Divine."
Against the Grain for October 12th 2009
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Against the Grain for October 7th 2009
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Against the Grain for October 6th 2009
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The film "1421: The Year China Discovered America?" investigates Gavin Menzies's startling claim that the Chinese discovered America more than 70 years before Columbus.
Against the Grain for October 5th 2009
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Against the Grain for September 28th 2009
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Against the Grain for September 23rd 2009
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Andrew Pessin talks about his new book "The God Question: What Famous Thinkers from Plato to Dawkins have said about the Divine."
Against the Grain for September 22nd 2009
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The documentary 'The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom' looks at the intellectual roots of the ideology of the free market.
Against the Grain for September 21st 2009
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Against the Grain for September 16th 2009
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In the documentary series "The Genius of Charles Darwin" evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins examines Darwin's life and why his ideas are still subversive, 150 years after the publication of "On the Origin of Species".
Against the Grain for September 15th 2009
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The new film Food Inc. looks at the multibillion dollar American food system and the tragic consequences of putting profits over health.
Against the Grain for September 14th 2009
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Walt Odets discusses the life and work of his playwright father, Clifford Odets, whose subject, according to one theater critic, "was always the struggle of the heartbroken American soul under capitalism." Also, Dario Robleto talks about his contributions to an exhibition called "Human/Nature: Artis
Against the Grain for September 9th 2009
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George Katsiaficas discusses the formidable radical autonomist movements in Europe in the 1970s and 80s -- their factory occupations, squats, mass demonstrations, and militant battles with neo-Nazis and the police. With host Sasha Lilley.
Against the Grain for September 8th 2009
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Against the Grain for September 7th 2009
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Against the Grain for September 2nd 2009
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Jon Tracy has adapted George Orwell's novel "Animal Farm" for the stage. And Ian Ruskin plays the labor leader Harry Bridges in the film ""From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks."
Against the Grain for August 31st 2009
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Against the Grain for August 26th 2009
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U.C. Santa Cruz professor Dana Frank comments on the recent coup in Honduras and its aftermath, and also talks about her book "Local Girl Makes History: Exploring Northern California's Kitsch Monuments."
Against the Grain for August 25th 2009
Tue, Aug 25
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Susan Crate and Kate Watters have written about several environmental justice struggles in the new volume "Environmental Justice and Sustainability in the Former Soviet Union."
Against the Grain for August 19th 2009
Wed, Aug 19
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Philosopher and author George Caffentzis critiques Peak Oil and describes how Enclosures continue to devastate workers around the globe.
Against the Grain for August 18th 2009
Tue, Aug 18
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A conversation about the history of the environmental movement in the Bay Area with Richard Walker and host Sasha Lilley.
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