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.

North Carolina Republicans Just Took Gerrymandering to a Whole New Level

North Carolina Republicans Just Took Gerrymandering to a Whole New Level North Carolina Republicans Just Took Gerrymandering to a Whole New Level

The conservative state Supreme Court majority has thrown the door open to virtually unchecked GOP rule.

May 5, 2023 / Laura Flanders

Headshot of the writer and activist V.

To Build a Better World, We Have to First Imagine It To Build a Better World, We Have to First Imagine It

V (formerly Eve Esner), author of the Vagina Monologues, discusses bodily autonomy, dismantling the patriarchy, and the pursuit of a better world.

Mar 16, 2023 / Laura Flanders

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna Samarasinha.

Why Disability Justice Is Crucial for Liberation Why Disability Justice Is Crucial for Liberation

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, author of The Future Is Disabled, explains how disabled wisdom can help us all fight fascism and climate change.

Feb 10, 2023 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner at a news conference.

Larry Krasner on What Will Actually Reduce Crime Larry Krasner on What Will Actually Reduce Crime

A conversation with the Philadelphia district attorney about violence, elections, and the Republican Party.

Nov 30, 2022 / Editorial / Laura Flanders

A headshot of Alexis Pauline Gumbs next to the cover of her book

A Survival Guide for Humans Learned From Marine Mammals A Survival Guide for Humans Learned From Marine Mammals

Alexis Pauline Gumbs tells Laura Flanders why she looks to the ocean world for lessons on how to thrive.

Oct 10, 2022 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

Heads of Sakira Cook, left; Andrea James, right.

Without “Roe,” Who Is Holding Prosecutors to Account? Without “Roe,” Who Is Holding Prosecutors to Account?

A conversation with Andrea James, the executive director of the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, and Sakira Cook, the co–interim vice pr...

Aug 18, 2022 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

Wilmington, North Carolina, commemorates the 1898 Wilmington coup and race massacre

It Can Happen Here: A White Supremacist Coup That Succeeded It Can Happen Here: A White Supremacist Coup That Succeeded

A vivid reminder that rural Americans are on the front lines of democracy.

Jul 15, 2022 / Laura Flanders

A woman with purple hair smiles into the camera.

The Anti-Trans Hate Machine The Anti-Trans Hate Machine

A conversation with Imara Jones about fighting the anti-trans industrial complex.

Jul 6, 2022 / Back Page / Laura Flanders

Ibram X. Kendi.

“What’s at Stake Is Joy”: A Conversation With Ibram X. Kendi “What’s at Stake Is Joy”: A Conversation With Ibram X. Kendi

The Boston University professor discusses where he was when Ted Cruz held up his book while questioning Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Jun 6, 2022 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

Urvashi Vaid holds up a sign that says

Urvashi Vaid, 1958–2022 Urvashi Vaid, 1958–2022

Telling the truth, standing together, and fighting for liberation.

May 26, 2022 / Obituary / Laura Flanders

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