KPFA - Against the Grain

Twenty years ago, Against the Grain came on the air for the first time, in the midst of turmoil, protest, and impending war. In the second half of a two part retrospective, historian Iain Boal discusses the context out of which Against the Grain emerged, from the media reform, global justice, and antiwar movements at the turn of the new century, to the program’s deeper roots in West Coast radicalism and radio. Photo credit of Sasha Lilley and C.S. Soong: Ilona Bray The post Against the Grain’s Beginnings appeared first on KPFA.

In the first of a two-show retrospective marking Against the Grain’s twentieth anniversary, C. S. presents excerpts of some of his favorite interviews. Featured are David Hawkes talking about money, magic, and ideology; Laura Kipnis on monogamous coupledom; Theodore Brown on the history of socialism; Juliet Hooker on “democratic loss” and Black activism; and Louise Erdrich on the search for answers to life’s big questions. (Image on main page by Upsilon Andromedae.) The post Celebrating Twenty Years appeared first on KPFA.

The poorest and most vulnerable regularly find themselves at the mercy of the juvenile and criminal justice systems – through policing and detention, of course, but also child removals and child support, property seizure, and probation. Scholar and lawyer Daniel Hatcher illustrates how U.S. courts, prosecutors, sheriffs, and probation departments are generating vast amounts of revenue on the backs of poor people, often causing them irreversible harm. Resources: Daniel L. Hatcher, Injustice, Inc.: How America’s Justice System Commodifies Children and the Poor UC Press, 2023 The post Profiting from Injustice appeared first on KPFA.

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The experience of awe — of a sense of vast, mysterious wonderment — may feel beyond classification or definition. But recently, awe as an emotion has been deeply probed, and the results are fascinating. Scientist Dacher Keltner, who has pioneered the study of awe, argues that awe allows us to make connections that break down our sense of isolation and can lead to more cooperative ways of seeing and being in the world. Photo credit: Natalie Keltner-McNeil The post Fund Drive Special: Dacher Keltner on Awe appeared first on KPFA.

Audio highlights, including some never-before-aired excerpts, of the award-winning film “Aware: Glimpses of Consciousness.” The post Fund Drive Special: “Aware” Revisited appeared first on KPFA.

In the award-winning film Aware, six thinkers weigh in on the nature of consciousness. The post Fund Drive Special: On Consciousness appeared first on KPFA.

A look at the doctrine of discovery, a set of concepts and principles used to justify the domination and dehumanization of indigenous people. The post Fund Drive Special: The Doctrine of Discovery appeared first on KPFA.

Football is the most popular sport in the United States and the NFL its the most influential sports league. A documentary, featuring sports writer Dave Zirin, examines the ways that the NFL has used the cache of football and black culture to effectively sell support for U.S. militarism, reactionary notions of manhood, and to shore up establishment politics, all the while benefiting the vastly wealthy white team owners. The post Fund Drive Special: Football, Militarism, and Dissent appeared first on KPFA.

A documentary film called “The Doctrine of Discovery” sheds light on a set of concepts and principles used to justify the domination and dehumanization of indigenous people in the Americas. The post Fund Drive Special: The Doctrine of Discovery appeared first on KPFA.