Stories by Laura Flanders

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Obama Brags on Saving Detroit--But Auto Industry Bailout Came on the Backs of Working People

Posted on Feb 5, 2012, Source: The Nation

To make the deal that saved the auto industry, Treasury demanded concessions from workers and a ban on strikes. Now Obama's bragging that he saved workers.

The Drug War: Jim Crow in the Age of Obama

Posted on Jul 31, 2011, Source: GRITtv

The war on drugs is the engine of 21st century discrimination - an engine that has brought Jim Crow into the age of Barack Obama.

Woman Gang-Raped by 7 Halliburton Employees "Signed Away" Her Right to Sue? How Justice Has Become the Privilege of Corporations

Posted on Jun 29, 2011, Source: The Guardian

Access to justice – like access to elected office, let alone a pundit's perch – is becoming a perk just for the rich and powerful.

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Tony Kushner Denied Honorary Degree for Supporting Palestine

Posted on May 5, 2011, Source: GRITtv

At a time when dancing in the streets is accepted as a proper response to the killing of Osama bin Laden, it's ironic to see that support for human rights is still controversial.

We Have Our Own Spoiled "Royals": Corporations

Posted on Apr 28, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Some people have argued that Americans love British royals because we don't have their own real thing. Except we do: corporations are our ruling class.

$1.2 Trillion Spent on the Military While the Rest of Us Fight Over Crumbs

Posted on Mar 6, 2011, Source: AlterNet

So after all that cash is gone, what are we left with? Not a whole heck of a lot for the rest of us.

Jeremy Scahill: The U.S. Is Losing in Afghanistan

Posted on Nov 2, 2010, Source: GRITtv

Journalist Jeremy Scahill talks with Laura Flanders about the U.S.'s failed efforts in Afghanistan.

Watch the One Nation March for a Progressive Economy from the Lincoln Memorial

Posted on Oct 2, 2010, Source: Free Speech TV

Thousands gathered in Washington for a rally this Saturday organized by progressives, to show support for a progressive economic agenda.

Naomi Klein: How We Can Build a Movement So Radical, So Militant, So Powerful That It Becomes Irresistible

Posted on Sep 14, 2010, Source: GRITtv

In this interview, Klein explains how we can channel growing rage in this country and in the world into a true progressive movement.

Poor Americans Are Drowning: Where Are the Lifeboats?

Posted on Jun 4, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Across the U.S., poor communities are grossly under-served when it comes to education, nutrition, housing and health care.

G-20 Meetings: Nothing Much Happened in the Suites, and There Was Too Much Punch in the Streets

Posted on Sep 30, 2009, Source: GRITtv

Underrepresented booming countries may get a bigger voice in global finance. Nice. But under-represented people? They got arrested.

Patching Things Up Over a Beer at the White House Is Nice, But Equal Protection Is Better

Posted on Jul 30, 2009, Source: AlterNet

While the media covers Obama, Crowley and Gates making up, sipping beer, the real issue is: Police who abuse power need to be reined in at once.

Ignore the Political Center: Vermont's Lesson for Anti-War Activists and Health Care Advocates

Posted on Apr 11, 2009, Source: AlterNet

"Go to where the middle is." It's the conventional wisdom -- and it's bunk.

Voters on the Verge: Watch GRITtv's Special Election Day Coverage LIVE NOW

Posted on Nov 4, 2008, Source: GRITtv

At noon to 2 pm EST (9 am to 11 am PST), join Laura Flanders and her many guests, including AlterNet's Steven Rosenfeld and Liliana Segura.

Palin Pick Is GOP Hypocrisy at its Best

Posted on Sep 5, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Will the media test her on substance or let her play "Ms. Congeniality?" It is up to the public to see through the fact-free diet we're being fed.

Political Coverage That's All About You

Posted on Jun 13, 2008, Source: Huffington Post

"Live from Main Street" brings audiences the local perspective on critical national issues.

Grassroots: The Democratic Party's Real Hope for Change

Posted on Feb 8, 2008, Source: TomDispatch.com

Already, the word "change" has gone from a bumper slogan to a fact-based phenomenon.

Which Womanhood Does Clinton Defend?

Posted on Feb 5, 2008, Source: The Nation

Some feminists say they are voting for Clinton because she's good on gender. But the record shows that Clinton leaves many women out in the cold.

Barack in Butte, Montana: Defying Conventional Wisdom About Race and Politics

Posted on Jan 30, 2008, Source: TheNation.com

If Barack Obama's South Carolina victory was a really "black" thing, how can you explain his popularity in Butte, Montana?

The Kite Runner: A Stirring Tale of Redemption

Posted on Dec 15, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Khaled Hosseini's moving novel and film hits on all the right themes for a tale about the West and Afghanistan.

Laura Flanders: To Beat the Right, Clinton and Obama Need to Be Clear About Supporting Gay Rights

Posted on Apr 9, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Democrats will keep getting attacked on sexuality, marriage and abortion for as long as they dodge the discussion.

RadioNation with Laura Flanders: July 26, 2006

Posted on Jul 26, 2006, Source: Air America

This week on RadioNation with Laura Flanders: Reporting live from the Hip Hop Political Convention in Chicago -- Robert 'Biko' Baker and Khari Mosely on youth successes; women in Hip Hop; neo-soul musician Anasa Troutman.

RadioNation with Laura Flanders: July 19, 2006

Posted on Jul 21, 2006, Source: Air America

This week on RadioNation with Laura Flanders: House renewal of Voting Rights Act; victory on Guantanamo torture; why force in the Middle East won't work; singer-songwriter Chip Taylor.

RadioNation with Laura Flanders: July 12, 2006

Posted on Jul 12, 2006, Source: Air America

This week on RadioNation with Laura Flanders: Voices of peace; human rights in Gaza; Mexico's elections; "Troops Home Fast," and NY Senatorial candidate Jonathan Tasini.

RadioNation with Laura Flanders: June 7, 2006

Posted on Jun 7, 2006, Source: Air America

This week on RadioNation: Progressive Democrat Marcy Winograd in California; Reagan's lawyer on Bush; celebrating 50 years of "Howl."

RadioNation with Laura Flanders: May 31, 2006

Posted on May 31, 2006, Source: Air America

This week on RadioNation with Laura Flanders: A special Memorial Day report from a blue town in red Texas; rancher Liz Lambert; Fran Sage and Don Dowdey; plus, Adam Bork performs.

RadioNation with Laura Flanders: May 24, 2006

Posted on May 24, 2006, Source: Air America

This week on RadioNation with Laura Flanders: Confronting John McCain; The Pentagon as the 'House of War;' media rountable with Bruce Shapiro and Firedoglake's Christy Hardin Smith; plus Canadian folk star Penny Lang.

RadioNation with Laura Flanders: May 17, 2006

Posted on May 17, 2006, Source: Air America

This week on RadioNation with Laura Flanders: Cindy Sheehan and Margot Kidder; W and Bonds breaking laws; Charlie Savage and Dave Zirin; plus, 'The Motherhood Manifesto.'

RadioNation with Laura Flanders: May 10, 2006

Posted on May 10, 2006, Source: Air America

This week on RadioNation with Laura Flanders: Ray McGovern; immigration debates; weekly media roundtable and a tribute to Jane Jacobs.

RadioNation with Laura Flanders: May 3, 2006

Posted on May 3, 2006, Source: Air America

This week on RadioNation with Laura Flanders: Latin America's new left leadership; Bush's economic invasions; plus jazz as protest music.

RadioNation with Laura Flanders: April 26, 2006

Posted on Apr 26, 2006, Source: Air America

This week on RadioNation with Laura Flanders: The fastest-growing cities in the world, plus environmentalists on 9/11's killer smoke.

RadioNation with Laura Flanders: April 19, 2006

Posted on Apr 19, 2006, Source: Air America

Michael Scherer of Salon.com on the Torturer-in-Chief; Michael T. Klare on Iran; Iranian composer and vocalist Sussan Deyhim with cultural commentary.

RadioNation with Laura Flanders: April 12, 2006

Posted on Apr 11, 2006, Source: Air America

This week on RadioNation with Laura Flanders: Tom Hayden on republishing 'The Port Huron Statement,' and Native American women's healthcare advocate Charon Asetoyer runs for State Senate in South Dakota.

RadioNation with Laura Flanders: April 5, 2006

Posted on Apr 6, 2006, Source: Air America

This week in RadioNation with Laura Flanders: Guest host Ned Sublette in New Orleans, reporting on civil rights; plus Bob Fitch and David Moberg on labor, and 'American Theocracy' author Kevin Phillps.

RadioNation with Laura Flanders: March 29, 2006

Posted on Mar 29, 2006, Source: Air America

This week on RadioNation with Laura Flanders: Pine Ridge Reservation's Cecelia Fire Thunder takes on the South Dakota abortion ban; Esther Kaplan, Silya J.A. Talvi and Lisa Jervis on right-wing media's war on women; Kathryn Schultz on poverty and pollution.

RadioNation with Laura Flanders: March 22, 2006

Posted on Mar 23, 2006, Source: Air America

This week on RadioNation with Laura Flanders: Alternatives to war, featuring Kaveh Ehsani, Alexander Cockburn, Christian Parenti, Kristina Borjesson and Run DMC's Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels.

RadioNation with Laura Flanders: March 15, 2006

Posted on Mar 14, 2006, Source: Air America

This week on RadioNation with Laura Flanders: The "America is Purple" tour continues in Montana! Pioneer Dorothy Eck, candidate Jon Tester, and Gov. Schweizer all talk to Laura; plus Margot Kidder, Montana Human Rights Network, Montana Women Vote and much more.

RadioNation with Laura Flanders: March 8, 2006

Posted on Mar 7, 2006, Source: Air America

This week on RadioNation with Laura Flanders: Iraqi women on the war, Bush's bungled nuclear ambitions, the Supreme Court's election case, and the Smithsonian's new hip-hop collection.

RadioNation with Laura Flanders: March 1, 2006

Posted on Mar 1, 2006, Source: Air America

This week on RadioNation with Laura Flanders: A new strategy for the culture wars -- in South Dakota, Planned Parenthood's Kate Looby and others. From Chicago: progressive Congressional candidate Christine Cegelis and Jim Dean.

RadioNation with Laura Flanders: February 22, 2006

Posted on Feb 22, 2006, Source: Air America

This week on RadioNation with Laura Flanders: Live from Nevada! State progressives making serious headway with unions, coalition-building and increasing tax revenues.

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