Stories by Laura Flanders

Former Air America Radio host, Laura Flanders is the host and founder of GRITtv with Laura Flanders, a daily talk show for people who want to do more than talk. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller BUSHWOMEN: Tales of a Cynical Species (Verso, 2004) and Blue GRIT: True Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians (Penguin Press, 2007). A regular contributor on MSNBC, Flanders has appeared on shows from Real Time with Bill Maher to The O’Reilly Factor. Flanders is the editor of At the Tea Party: The Wing Nuts, Whack Jobs and Whitey-whiteness of the New Republican Right… and Why we Should Take it Seriously (October 2010, OR books). For more information, go to LauraFlanders.com or GRITtv.org. subscribe to Laura Flanders's feed

Political Coverage That's All About You

Posted on: Jun 12, 2008, Source: Huffington Post

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

Live From Main Street: What Stands Between the Public and a True Story?

Posted on: Jun 10, 2008, Source: Brave New Films

With host Laura Flanders.

Grassroots: The Democratic Party's Real Hope for Change

Posted on: Feb 7, 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 29, 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 14, 2007, Source: AlterNet

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

Jena's Mayor Thanks White Supremacists for Their "Moral Support"

Posted on: Sep 25, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Laura Flanders: Jena is America, and there are "Jena Sixes" behind bars in every state.

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

Posted on: Apr 8, 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.

RadioNation with Laura Flanders: February 15, 2006

Posted on: Feb 15, 2006, Source: Air America

This week on RadioNation with Laura Flanders: The latest news on Ohio politics, Nashville's most political CD of 2005, and are blogs the newest old-boys network?

RadioNation with Laura Flanders

Posted on: Feb 8, 2006, Source: Air America

This week in RadioNation with Laura Flanders: Gulf Coast recovery; rebuilding democracy with Francis Moore Lappe; media roundtable with Katrina Vanden Heuvel and Michelle Garcia; Joel Dorn on 'Gospel Music.'

All Fired Up

Posted on: Sep 26, 2005, Source: AlterNet

The war protests in Washington showed that public outrage is a pretty good organizing principle -- but not enough to gel a popular movement.

What Really Happened at Guantanamo Bay?

Posted on: May 23, 2005, Source: AlterNet

A former detainee talks openly about what he saw and heard, from abuse of prisoners to offensive treatment of the Qu'ran. And it couldn't be further from what the Bush administration is telling us.

Scrapping Global Treaties

Posted on: May 3, 2005, Source: AlterNet

North Korea may be firing missiles, but when it comes to nuclear proliferation and eroding international controls, the biggest bully on the block right now is in Washington.

You Can't Stop This Democracy

Posted on: Nov 1, 2004, Source: Air America

Will John Ashcroft be able to stop the democracy movement that's stirring with his powers under Help America Act? Not likely.

Reality Check for Women

Posted on: Oct 25, 2004, Source: In These Times

From ending the Equal Pay Initiative to championing the Partial Birth Abortion Act, Bush's record speaks for itself.

GOP Disrupts the Ohio Vote

Posted on: Oct 25, 2004, Source: Air America

Republicans have announced that they're dredging up some dusty old law to send thousands of recruits to polling places in Ohio on Nov. 2 to challenge the qualifications of Americans as they try to cast their votes.

Protester Scare Stories

Posted on: Aug 25, 2004, Source: Air America

The story we have been hearing for years about demonstrators performing acts of violence at demonstrations doesn't fit with the facts.

Finding Our Own Dignity and Power

Posted on: Jul 15, 2004, Source: Air America

Singer Rickie Lee Jones finds artistic motivation in the fight against the Patriot Act.

'W' Is Not for Women

Posted on: Jun 27, 2004, Source: AlterNet

An insidious ad campaign tries to dress Bush and his policies in female-friendly clothing. It's not pretty.

The Path of the Culture Warrior

Posted on: May 3, 2004, Source: AlterNet

Culture warrior Lynne Cheney, who says she is more conservative than her husband Dick, delights the right -- but her past indicates that she has a knack for fitting herself and her opinions to suit the opportunities of her time.

The Condi Rice Version of History

Posted on: Apr 7, 2004, Source: AlterNet

As an African-American woman who grew up in the midst of a brutal race war and yet rejects the idea of discrimination, Condoleezza Rice is a GOP dream come true.

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