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Laura Flanders & Friends

News & Public Affairs

News & Public Affairs

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.

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Public Safety in Public Hands: The Newark Model

Public Safety in Public Hands: The Newark Model

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Season 3 Episode 310

Public Safety in Public Hands: The Newark Model

The Solutions We Need! The very best of Laura Flanders & Friends

Disability Justice: Alice Sheppard & Jess Thom

Disability Justice: Alice Sheppard & Jess Thom

Season 3 Episode 309

Disability Justice: Alice Sheppard & Jess Thom

A pair of forward-thinking artists expand our ideas about beauty, mobility and inclusion.

Cooperation vs. Authoritarianism in Spain

Cooperation vs. Authoritarianism in Spain

Season 3 Episode 308

Cooperation vs. Authoritarianism in Spain

What lessons can Spain give us about the value of cooperation in an authoritarian time?

Louisiana Survived Katrina. Will it Survive the Petrochemical Industry?

Louisiana Survived Katrina. Will it Survive the Petrochemical Industry?

Season 3 Episode 307

Louisiana Survived Katrina. Will it Survive the Petrochemical Industry?

Decades after Katrina, Louisiana is weathering a new storm: the petrochemical industry.

Alone & Under Water: Learning from Hurricane Helene

Alone & Under Water: Learning from Hurricane Helene

Season 3 Episode 306

Alone & Under Water: Learning from Hurricane Helene

Laura speaks to organizers in western North Carolina one year after Hurricane Helene.

The Lucas Plan at 50: A Radical Investment in Society, Not the War Machine

The Lucas Plan at 50: A Radical Investment in Society, Not the War Machine

Season 3 Episode 305

The Lucas Plan at 50: A Radical Investment in Society, Not the War Machine

As military spending soars, how does the Lucas Plan present an alternative model?

What Happens After a Prison Shuts Down? A Report from Rural Craigsville, Virginia

What Happens After a Prison Shuts Down? A Report from Rural Craigsville, Virginia

Season 3 Episode 304

What Happens After a Prison Shuts Down? A Report from Rural Craigsville, Virginia

What is the fate of Craigsville, Virginia after a prison closed in the small, rural town?

South Australia's Green Revolution: How Art & Policy Catalyze Climate Action

South Australia's Green Revolution: How Art & Policy Catalyze Climate Action

Season 3 Episode 303

South Australia's Green Revolution: How Art & Policy Catalyze Climate Action

How did South Australia become a global leader in green energy transition?

Corporate Prison Reform Will Not Keep Us Safe: A Report from Los Angeles

Corporate Prison Reform Will Not Keep Us Safe: A Report from Los Angeles

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Season 3 Episode 302

Corporate Prison Reform Will Not Keep Us Safe: A Report from Los Angeles

In Los Angeles, a struggle is being waged over the future of policing and incarceration.

Vessels of Revolution: Sculptor Akinsanya Kambon

Vessels of Revolution: Sculptor Akinsanya Kambon

Season 3 Episode 301

Vessels of Revolution: Sculptor Akinsanya Kambon

Artist Akinsanya Kambon brings histories of colonization and liberation to life.