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.

Covid Country Diary

Covid Country Diary Covid Country Diary

We left Manhattan for the Catskills in March; two months into the city’s lockdown, this rural county had the highest per capita number of new cases in the state.

Sep 2, 2020 / Laura Flanders

Laura Flanders interview

A Message to Independent Journalists A Message to Independent Journalists

Maybe our job is not to achieve scale, to obey the protocols of the market, but to tip the scale.

May 14, 2019 / Laura Flanders

In the Age of Disaster Capitalism, Is ‘Survival Socialism’ the Solution?

In the Age of Disaster Capitalism, Is ‘Survival Socialism’ the Solution? In the Age of Disaster Capitalism, Is ‘Survival Socialism’ the Solution?

A look at the British Labour Party’s plan to transform the economy from the ground up.

Jul 19, 2018 / Feature / Laura Flanders

Creating Technology by the People, for the People

Creating Technology by the People, for the People Creating Technology by the People, for the People

An interview with Thenmozhi Soundararajan.

Mar 20, 2017 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

The Young Turks Are Beating Major Media Operations—on YouTube

The Young Turks Are Beating Major Media Operations—on YouTube The Young Turks Are Beating Major Media Operations—on YouTube

They sat down with Laura Flanders to discuss the future of progressive media.

Mar 8, 2017 / Feature / Laura Flanders

100 Years After the Rising, Sinn Féin Fights a New Foe: Austerity

100 Years After the Rising, Sinn Féin Fights a New Foe: Austerity 100 Years After the Rising, Sinn Féin Fights a New Foe: Austerity

A new generation sees hope in the party.

May 4, 2016 / Feature / Laura Flanders

Johann Hari

‘Addiction Is an Adaptation to Your Environment’: An Interview With Johann Hari ‘Addiction Is an Adaptation to Your Environment’: An Interview With Johann Hari

Addiction, according to Johann Hari, is less about drugs and more about human connection.

Apr 25, 2016 / Laura Flanders

One of the Most Recognized Artists in the World Writes on the Streets

One of the Most Recognized Artists in the World Writes on the Streets One of the Most Recognized Artists in the World Writes on the Streets

Meet Swoon.

Feb 25, 2016 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

David Bowie Set Off My Inner Squeal

David Bowie Set Off My Inner Squeal David Bowie Set Off My Inner Squeal

As I was growing up in 1960s England, Bowie gave me room to find myself.

Jan 14, 2016 / Laura Flanders

Did the World’s Largest Protests Leave a Legacy?

Did the World’s Largest Protests Leave a Legacy? Did the World’s Largest Protests Leave a Legacy?

A new film explores the mobilizations against the Iraq war, and what current protests learned from them.

Dec 8, 2015 / Laura Flanders

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