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Award-winning journalist Laura Flanders hosts a forward-looking public affairs series, combining original investigative reporting with in-depth interviews with diverse, often grassroots leaders who are driving forward-thinking change in the worlds of arts, business, civic life and social justice.

Artist Akinsanya Kambon brings histories of colonization and liberation to life.
Decades after Katrina, Louisiana is weathering a new storm: the petrochemical industry.
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Artist Akinsanya Kambon brings histories of colonization and liberation to life.
What is the fate of Craigsville, Virginia after a prison closed in the small, rural town?
How did South Australia become a global leader in green energy transition?
In Los Angeles, a struggle is being waged over the future of policing and incarceration.
As military spending soars, how does the Lucas Plan present an alternative model?
Decades after Katrina, Louisiana is weathering a new storm: the petrochemical industry.
A pair of forward-thinking artists expand our ideas about beauty, mobility and inclusion.
What lessons can Spain give us about the value of cooperation in an authoritarian time?
The Solutions We Need! The very best of Laura Flanders & Friends
The Solutions We Need! The very best of Laura Flanders & Friends
Artist Akinsanya Kambon brings histories of colonization and liberation to life.
Two of Alice Wong’s friends and collaborators honor the disability activist’s life.
An AI revolution is underway, but so is the resistance.
Dean Obeidallah and Joy Reid discuss the money media’s dangerous denials and obfuscations.
Is it possible to build for the future in the midst of the crisis facing us now?
What’s it take for an independent media collective to last for almost 60 years?
Joy Harjo’s new book is a guide to find our way during transformation.
What does this past Election Day signal for politician-activists running for office?
Journalists are under fire, and the implications for democracy are chilling.
Explore the top headlines of the month — and stories you won’t find in mainstream media.
Flight attendant union leader Sara Nelson talks labor movement tactics and strategies.
As military spending soars, how does the Lucas Plan present an alternative model?
Why are Republicans attacking education and unions? What does the resistance look like?
Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor discuss their revelatory essay on "End Times Fascism."
The new film “Meanwhile” asks, how do you keep breathing amidst the chaos?
The timely new documentary “The Encampments” captures the spirit of student protests.
Laura heads to Selma, Alabama for the 60th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday.”
Laura and Bloomberg’s Stephanie Flanders delve into politico-economic issues in the news.
Masha Gessen and Jason Stanley sound the alarm on autocracy and fascism.
Bernie Sanders sits down with Laura Flanders on his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour.
Award-winning journalists examine the media’s reporting on detention, rendition and more.
The actor, writer and director discusses his documentary on Ukraine’s embattled leader.
“Conflict is Not Abuse” author Sarah Schulman is out with a new book on solidarity.
Celebrate Marsha P. Johnson’s life and legacy with activists carrying her story forward.
The Newark, New Jersey mayor discusses his arrest and gubernatorial campaign.
Worker organizing could improve the chances of re-balancing power in the U.S.
Decades after Katrina, Louisiana is weathering a new storm: the petrochemical industry.
Kimberlé Crenshaw sounds the alarm on bias in our legal system and new SCOTUS rulings.
Robert Reich unpacks two bullies to democracy: concentrated wealth and corporate power.
Civil rights attorneys speak out against threats to fair housing and the American people.
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