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.

Goodbye for Now from GRITtv Goodbye for Now from GRITtv

Three years ago, on May 12, 2008, the first episode of GRITtv hit the air. Given life by Free Speech TV, the project we imagined was a daily forum for changemakers that would...

May 13, 2011 / Laura Flanders

Have We Forgotten How to End Wars? Have We Forgotten How to End Wars?

Will the death of Osama bin Laden bring change in US policy? Last week on this show, one by one, our guests said no. Hopes are one thing; likely reality is something else.

May 10, 2011 / Laura Flanders

Vermont Ever Closer to Single-Payer Healthcare Vermont Ever Closer to Single-Payer Healthcare

The Senate and the House of Representatives agree: single-payer health care is the only way to provide real coverage for all.

May 9, 2011 / Laura Flanders

Tony Kushner Denied Honors Over Palestine Tony Kushner Denied Honors Over Palestine

This week, the news hit that Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner, perhaps best known for his Angels in America, was being blocked from receiving an honorary degree from ...

May 5, 2011 / Laura Flanders

The F Word: Is BP Too Big To Fail? The F Word: Is BP Too Big To Fail?

Now to the opposite of cuts. Over a year after the biggest oil spill in US history and even as criminal investigations continue, BP is still receiving millions of dollars in go...

May 3, 2011 / Laura Flanders

Searching for Closure at Ground Zero Searching for Closure at Ground Zero

Closure. That was the word on people’s lips last night after President Obama announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed in a firefight with US forces in Pakistan.

May 2, 2011 / Laura Flanders

Let’s Admit the Truth About American Royals Let’s Admit the Truth About American Royals

According to polls, only about 6 percent of Americans are following with any close attention the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.  But that's not stop...

Apr 27, 2011 / Laura Flanders

Oil Prices: Gouge Us Baby One More Time Oil Prices: Gouge Us Baby One More Time

Gas prices have been edging up since February, reaching $4 a gallon this Easter, and Republicans are gearing up to make a stink about it.

Apr 26, 2011 / Laura Flanders

Guantánamo Files Show Media Priorities Guantánamo Files Show Media Priorities

As I perused the latest WikiLeaks releases this morning, a retweet from their Twitter feed caught my eye: “Gitmo: Compare the first paragraph of these two stories about the s...

Apr 25, 2011 / Laura Flanders

US Lack of Investment Is Destabilizing the World US Lack of Investment Is Destabilizing the World

Here in the US all we seem to hear about is deficits and debt. Yet even the countries that hold a lot of our debt are concerned for our lack of investment at home.

Apr 20, 2011 / Laura Flanders

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