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Not Everyone’s an A$$Hole: Rutger Bregman on Humankind

Life gives us plenty of reasons for cynicism but best-selling author Rutger Bregman (Utopia for Realists) summons a wealth of evidence that humankind can do better. Bregman’s the guy who took down Tucker Carlson...
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Uncut Interview: Keeana-Yamahtta Taylor

Laura talks to Princeton Professor and author Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor. This is an uncut interview from The Laura Flanders Show episode Housing as a Human Right. For more information on housing, and to learn more...

Housing is a Human Right

AboutBefore 2020, America was already in a housing crisis. The Covid-19 pandemic, high unemployment, and a recession have only made things worse. A record level of evictions have created record levels of homelessness at...

James Baldwin: Lessons for the US

AboutJames Baldwin was one of the 20th century’s most incisive thinkers and writers. In our own era, as political rhetoric, state violence, and popular uprising bring racism into stark relief, many Americans have been...

Building Public Trust for Public Health

AboutVaccines against Covid-19 were developed at record speed. But getting the public to take them may be an uphill battle. In this episode, Laura interviews three public health experts about the challenges of eradicating...

Inauguration 2021: Democracy Demands a Democratic Economy

AboutA new administration is taking office in the midst of an unprecedented public health catastrophe and an economic crisis, and in the immediate wake the heels of one of the most polarizing presidencies in...

Countering the Coup: From the Grassroots Up

AboutIn the aftermath of the January 6th siege of the Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters, Laura convenes a panel of pro-democracy activists to discuss the fate of the nation. What really led...

The Economics of Abolition

About“Defund the police” became a rallying cry in the summer of 2020 as demonstrators flooded streets across the United States to demand an end to police brutality in the wake of the deaths of...

Transportation is a Human Right

AboutThe U.S. transportation system has long been rife with inequality, making it more difficult for low-income people, people of color, and people with disabilities to get where they need to go. When Covid19 hit,...

Election 2020

AboutThe US holds a momentous election amid a global pandemic, an economic meltdown and one of the most polarizing presidencies in generations. In this episode, recorded just hours after polls close, Laura is joined...

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