Laura Flanders & Friends

Solving Economic Inequality: An Occupy Movement for 2024?

Were you one of the hundreds of thousands of people on the streets during the Occupy movement? For many the movement was a political awakening, as people rallied to end economic inequality and support democracy in response to the 2008 global financial crisis. On this 13th anniversary, how does the spirit of Occupy live on? And what progress — if any — has been made when it comes to the wealth gap?

Solving Economic Inequality: An Occupy Movement for 2024?

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  • Policing at the Polls & BIPOC Voter Suppression in 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Policing at the Polls & BIPOC Voter Suppression in 2024

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    Voting should be simple, but we’re seeing more and more barriers — especially for BIPOC voters — this election. From efforts to eliminate same-day voter registration, new voter-ID laws, and vigilante style “election integrity” watchdogs turning up at the polls, voters in many states and tribal nations face serious challenges they’re working hard to overcome. Will all who want to vote be able to?

  • What’s on the Ballot in North Carolina? Autonomy & Democracy: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What’s on the Ballot in North Carolina? Autonomy & Democracy

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    North Carolina is a battleground state, and a petri dish for extremist policy and practice. Whether it's the right to vote, the right to read, or the right to decide the fate of one’s body, North Carolinians are on the frontlines. Where is the state headed this November and beyond?

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    South Australia Goes Green: Art & Policy for Climate Action

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    South Australia has become a global leader in green energy transition. How did they do it, and what can we learn from them? In this report for Climate Week, Laura goes Down Under with her partner, Elizabeth Streb, and her extreme dance company, and discovers how the region’s culture and its many world-class festivals have helped pave the way for transformation.

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