Laura Flanders

Contributing Writer

@GRITlaura

Laura Flanders is the author of several books, the host of the nationally syndicated public television show (and podcast) The Laura Flanders Show and the recipient of a 2019 Lannan Cultural Freedom Fellowship.

Bill Moyers: For Campaign Cash, TV Gives Back Nothing Bill Moyers: For Campaign Cash, TV Gives Back Nothing

The campaign season earns local television stations enormous sums of money. What should they give back?

Aug 14, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Laura Flanders

Racial Profiling on Trial in Arizona (Video) Racial Profiling on Trial in Arizona (Video)

Arizona’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio is facing a class action suit that accuses him of racism in law enforcement. Is Arpaio the only problem? Another problem is the federal governmen...

Aug 7, 2012 / Laura Flanders

We Can Curb Financial Speculation [VIDEO] We Can Curb Financial Speculation [VIDEO]

If every trade carried a cost, how quickly do you think Wall St. would rein in the robots?

Aug 3, 2012 / Laura Flanders

Full Employment is Possible! Robert Pollin (VIDEO) Full Employment is Possible! Robert Pollin (VIDEO)

The world’s best president could roll back every last anti-organizing law and set organizers on a mission to sign up every last employed American. Still, the standing pool ...

Jul 30, 2012 / Laura Flanders

Finance is Lost. Are Banksters Redeemable? Interview With Former JPMorgan Director John Fullerton (VIDEO) Finance is Lost. Are Banksters Redeemable? Interview With Former JPMorgan Director John Fullerton (VIDEO)

The British banking scandal reveals just how much the world of finance needs an overhaul.

Jul 9, 2012 / Laura Flanders

Workers vs. Investors: Chicago Window Factory in Danger of Liquidation

Workers vs. Investors: Chicago Window Factory in Danger of Liquidation Workers vs. Investors: Chicago Window Factory in Danger of Liquidation

The workers at Republic Windows and Doors have formed a co-op, New Era Windows, and made a bid to buy the plant. The factory’s current owners seem intent on selling off its p...

Jul 5, 2012 / Laura Flanders

Independence for Indy Publisher Chelsea Green Independence for Indy Publisher Chelsea Green

Chelsea Green employees celebrated July 4th this year, not only independent but as brand-new employee-owners of their company.

Jul 4, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Laura Flanders

Justice Roberts’s Decision Is Not for Cheering Justice Roberts’s Decision Is Not for Cheering

There are booby traps in the Court’s Commerce Clause reading, and the traps are baited and ready for tripping in the Medicaid part of the ruling.

Jun 29, 2012 / Laura Flanders

Judgment Day: Dr. Margaret Flowers on What Follows the Supreme Court Ruling on Healthcare Judgment Day: Dr. Margaret Flowers on What Follows the Supreme Court Ruling on Healthcare

 Regardless of how the justices rule on Thursday, the Affordable Care Act did not go far enough.

Jun 27, 2012 / Laura Flanders

Queer Issues Are Class Issues: Where Next for the LGBTQ Movement? Queer Issues Are Class Issues: Where Next for the LGBTQ Movement?

From marriage to the military, LGBTQ people have won acceptance. Now can we tackle the unacceptable levels of fear, poverty and shame that pervade our society?

Jun 26, 2012 / Laura Flanders

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