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Forward Thinking on Covid-19: Lebanon

Forward Thinking on Covid-19: Lebanon     SUPPORT US and help us keep creating content like this. Become a member of our Patreon community How does a revolution mobilize against the threat of Covid-19? In Lebanon, activists are...

Trump’s Wall and the End of the American Frontier

In this episode, Laura interviews author and Yale historian Greg Grandin about his new book The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America. They explore...

The Future is Public: Special Report from Amsterdam

From Austria to Chile, Lagos to London, people are demanding policies that democratize economies and keep public resources in public hands. In just the last decade, more than 2,400 cities in 58 countries have...

Puerto Rico: Freedom From Fantasy

Puerto Rico: Freedom From FantasyAbout the ShowWhat does freedom from fantasy mean? When most Americans know about Puerto Rico is based on a colonial fantasy, says journalist and Columbia University professor, Ed Morales. This...

Revolutionary Love

About the ShowAs 2019 comes to a close, Laura speaks with Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Lewis of Middle Collegiate Church in New York City's East Village. Rev. Jacqui's public theology focuses on social and environmental...

Youth Climate Activism and the New Non-Violent Resistance

About the ShowIn the wake of the 25th UN Climate Change Summit known as the Conference of Partners or COP, scientists and activists are warning that governments are failing to act as quickly as...

Self-Determination Arising from Resistance

About the ShowIn this episode of The Laura Flanders Show, author and scholar Dr. Priyamvada Gopal discusses her latest book, Insurgent Empire, which examines a history of abolition and rebellion under colonial rule to...

Naomi Klein on the Case for a Green New Deal

About the ShowThe climate crisis is accelerating faster than expected. In this episode of the Laura Flanders Show, author and activist Naomi Klein discusses her new book, On Fire, in which she argues that...

Cooperation vs Authoritarianism in Spain

About the ShowSocial change and systems change go hand-in-hand. Movements for democracy and human rights are most effective when they aim to transform unjust, unequitable economic systems. In this episode, Laura travels to Spain...

The Edge of Democracy: The Rise of Authoritarianism in Brazil

In her new film, The Edge of Democracy, director Petra Costa tells the story of how Brazil went from a rising star among free nations to a democracy on the verge of collapse. With...

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