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Laura Flanders & Friends

THE LAURA FLANDERS SHOW is back with more award-winning interviews and investigative reporting on the people and movements driving positive systemic change in our world today. The show features forward-thinking people from actress Sheryl Lee Ralph to author Naomi Klein and innovative projects as well as a monthly journalists' round table with journalists of color. It's produced in rural New York.

Brittons Neck Community Forest for Climate Resilience

26m 46s

According to some government leaders, logging is bringing big economic gains to rural America. But frontline communities are telling a different story. Two Carolina-based organizations are converting a 300-acre former South Carolina plantation into the South’s first environmental justice training center: the Brittons Neck Community Forest.

Episodes

  • Brittons Neck Community Forest for Climate Resilience: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Brittons Neck Community Forest for Climate Resilience

    S1 E146 - 26m 46s

    According to some government leaders, logging is bringing big economic gains to rural America. But frontline communities are telling a different story. Two Carolina-based organizations are converting a 300-acre former South Carolina plantation into the South’s first environmental justice training center: the Brittons Neck Community Forest.

  • What Happens After a Prison Shuts Down?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What Happens After a Prison Shuts Down?

    S1 E145 - 26m 46s

    The Augusta Correctional Center employed many residents and brought business to Craigsville, Virginia, a two square-mile, 900-person town in the Shenandoah Valley. But when the prison closed with minimal warning, Craigsville residents and the town’s economy were hit hard. Join us as we envision the future of Craigsville and investigate how decarcerating the economy can become a win for all.

  • BIPOC Media Tell the Stories Other Media Don’t: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    BIPOC Media Tell the Stories Other Media Don’t

    S1 E144 - 26m 46s

    In times of crisis, people need their questions answered, fast. As residents impacted by the recent Los Angeles fires return to their homes, are they receiving enough information about insurance and recovery dollars, or how to protect their health and wellbeing? Join us to hear what local BIPOC reporters want outside media to hear, as they respond to the Los Angeles fires.

  • Inside the MAGA Movement: What Happens Now?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Inside the MAGA Movement: What Happens Now?

    S1 E143 - 26m 46s

    Hours after he took office, Donald Trump issued pardons for over 1,500 people convicted of crimes related to the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. One of those pardoned was one of the subjects of a gripping documentary: Homegrown. Director Michael Premo joins Laura Flanders to discuss how the film came to be, and the surprising diversity within the Right-wing groups he followed.

  • Love In A Messed Up World: Dean Spade’s Guide for Movements: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Love In A Messed Up World: Dean Spade’s Guide for Movements

    S1 E142 - 26m 46s

    In a time of climate catastrophe, genocide, mass incarceration and political turmoil, people need to work together – better! “Love in a __ _ World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell, Together” from lifelong activist Dean Spade shares tips on how we might get our interpersonal houses in order so that we’re better equipped to show up for others and the causes we care about.

  • Jimmy Carter’s Vision for Peace: A Legacy Under Attack?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Jimmy Carter’s Vision for Peace: A Legacy Under Attack?

    S1 E141 - 26m 46s

    What is being left out of the conversation when it comes to Jimmy Carter, and why are many of his significant achievements under attack today? In this episode, Laura is on the ground in Georgia for Carter’s funeral events, and speaks with people who came from all around the country to pay their respects. Find out how Americans are remembering the 39th president.

  • Illinois Ends Cash Bail: Why Is No One Talking About It?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Illinois Ends Cash Bail: Why Is No One Talking About It?

    S1 E140 - 26m 46s

    The discriminatory and unjust for-profit cash bail system disproportionately impacts Black and Brown people, and favors the wealthy who can buy their freedom while leaving the poor to languish in jail. Bail reform has faced tremendous pushback, but Illinois implemented the first-of-its-kind Pretrial Fairness Act, ending cash bail statewide in 2023. What’s holding the rest of the nation back?

  • Barbara Lee & Lateefah Simon: Trailblazing CA Congresswomen: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Barbara Lee & Lateefah Simon: Trailblazing CA Congresswomen

    S1 E137 - 26m 46s

    If anyone can inspire the public about the role of the minority in Congress, the women of California’s 12th district can. In this charming conversation, newly-elected Democrat, Lateefah Simon, joins the indomitable veteran Barbara Lee, whose congressional seat Simon will be taking when the new Congress convenes.

  • Comedy of Resistance, Disability & Palestine: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Comedy of Resistance, Disability & Palestine

    S1 E136 - 26m 46s

    Israel’s war on Gaza has been a mass disabling event. Today’s guest says we must create an “accessible future” for disabled Palestinians. Maysoon Zayid is a comedian and unapologetic voice for disability rights and Palestinian identity. A fierce advocate with cerebral palsy, Zaid proves that the most powerful messages often come from unexpected places and are filled with laughter.

  • BIPOC Media & Community Action After Hurricane Helene: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    BIPOC Media & Community Action After Hurricane Helene

    S1 E134 - 26m 46s

    Some residents had no food, electricity, or cell service after Hurricane Helene ravaged the western part of North Carolina in October. Amidst misinformation and no information, local media had to step in to inform desperate people fast. This month on “Meet the BIPOC Press”, we explore what media outlets did to serve their people in that moment.

  • Patrick & Claud Cockburn: A Legacy of Guerilla Journalism: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Patrick & Claud Cockburn: A Legacy of Guerilla Journalism

    S1 E133 - 26m 46s

    This week, learn about a young British journalist who, seeing what was happening in Germany in the 1930s, quit his job with The London Times and founded The Week, a newsletter that became famous for its opposition to fascism and the Western powers that were enabling it. A new biography from Patrick Cockburn tells the story of his grandfather, Claud Cockburn.

  • Where Do We Go From Here? Election ‘24 Takeaways: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Where Do We Go From Here? Election ‘24 Takeaways

    S1 E132 - 26m 46s

    What are the takeaways from this historic presidential race, as well as critical local races and ballot initiatives? Laura Flanders & Friends presents an exclusive post-election roundtable discussion, featuring analysts and perspectives you won’t find in the money media. Join Laura and her guests as they examine what lies ahead for people, the planet and democracy. Where do we go from here?

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