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.

Corporate Bombs Demand Justice Too Corporate Bombs Demand Justice Too

Obama is quick to say "justice" will be done in the Times Square bombing attempt, but what about the BP oil rig or Massey Energy? 

May 4, 2010 / Laura Flanders

Catastrophes Every Day for Profit Catastrophes Every Day for Profit

 How do we define catastrophe? By Iraq's uncounted dead? By the uncounted casualties of greed on Wall Street?

Apr 29, 2010 / Laura Flanders

Good Enough for Oklahoma, How About Goldman? Good Enough for Oklahoma, How About Goldman?

Democrats could use new restrictive laws in Arizona and Oklahoma as a guide for financial regulation.

Apr 28, 2010 / Laura Flanders

More Than Reform For Subprime Hurt More Than Reform For Subprime Hurt

How the sub-prime rip off results in transferring wealth out of minority America more than ever before, and how the bill proposed by Congress will not fix this.

Apr 28, 2010 / Laura Flanders

BP’s boosting profits while belching oil. BP’s boosting profits while belching oil.

Even as a BP oil rig spills oil into the Gulf of Mexico, wind farms are opening up possibilities for alternative energy.

Apr 27, 2010 / Laura Flanders

Hard At Work Figuring Out Imbalance Hard At Work Figuring Out Imbalance

 While doormen fight for a small wage increase, they open doors for some of New York's richest.

Apr 27, 2010 / Laura Flanders

Is the SEC Up to the Job? Is the SEC Up to the Job?

One of the best kept secrets in Washington is the working of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Does it get the job done? Not even close.

Apr 22, 2010 / Laura Flanders

Coal Company Shopping Spree Coal Company Shopping Spree

Massey Energy hasn't taken a hit after the mine explosion that killed 29 miners--in fact, they're buying more companies.

Apr 21, 2010 / Laura Flanders

Economy is in the Eyes of the Beholder Economy is in the Eyes of the Beholder

Beauty's in the eye of the beholder, especially, apparently, the beauty of bailouts.

Apr 20, 2010 / Laura Flanders

Taxes, Spending, or Race? Taxes, Spending, or Race?

What's driving the Tea Partiers to the streets in a rage? It's not money...

Apr 16, 2010 / Laura Flanders

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