Advocacy & Activism

"The Laura Flanders Show" (25.5 minutes)

Building the Democratic Economy, from Preston to Cleveland.

Preston, England, the birthplace of the industrial revolution in many ways, is experimenting with a new, cooperative model, inspired by another formerly industrialized city: Cleveland, Ohio.

We visit Fergus Falls, Minnesota.

- We talk with a member of the bicycle and pedestrian advisory committee.

- We learn about Pedal Fergus Falls.

- The West Central Initiative helps small towns with pedestrian issues.

- We head north of the border to meet an advocate in Regina, Saskatchewan.

We visit St. Paul, Minnesota.

America Walks holds the National Walking Summit.

We talk with the chair of the local host committee.

We learn about Our Streets Minneapolis.

We get the thoughts of a pedestrian advocate.

We hear from the Deputy Mayor.

"The Laura Flanders Show" (25 minutes)

Is a Public Bank in the financial capital of the world possible?  And how will that public bank help worker co-ops, students, entrepreneurs, and more?  Laura’s guests discuss why it's more needed than ever - and what they're doing to make it happen.

"Caliph Donald Trump and the Rise of the Christian Taliban" (4 minutes)

There is a growing threat to the laws and values of the United States from a group of religious extremists and fanatics. Not from so-called jihadists or Islamists, or to “creeping Sharia,” but from the “Christian Taliban” — those Bible-thumping fundamentalists who are bent on theocratizing the U.S. government.



"Living While Black" (4 minutes)

"The Laura Flanders Show" (51.5 minutes)

In these two episodes, Laura and her guests address these topics:

“Should Activists Run for Congress?” and “Outsider Power Shifts Insider Politics.”

"5 Things Every Forest-Lover Needs to Know About Sprite" (4.5 minutes)

Sprite says it cares about sustainability, but did you know the company has been linked to illegal forest destruction in Argentina?

Get the facts -- then take action to tell Sprite to restore the forest it destroyed.

"The Laura Flanders Show" (51.5 minutes)

In these two episodes, Laura and her guests address these topics:

“Should Activists Run for Congress?” and “Outsider Power Shifts Insider Politics.”

"5 Things Every Forest-Lover Needs to Know About Sprite" (4.5 minutes)

Sprite says it cares about sustainability, but did you know the company has been linked to illegal forest destruction in Argentina?

Get the facts -- then take action to tell Sprite to restore the forest it destroyed.

"The Laura Flanders Show" (78.5 minutes)

In these three episodes, Laura and her guests address these topics:

“Art, AIDS & Challenge of Retrospection,” “Communities Over Commodities,” and “Making Data Shift Power.”

"2018 High School Scholarship Essay Contest" (1 hour, 31 minutes)

On May 6, Sacramento area high school students read and defended their essays in response to a quotation from Iranian women’s rights advocate, Mahnaz Afkhami: “The connection between women’s human rights, gender equality, socioeconomic development, and peace is increasingly apparent."