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Puerto Rico: Freedom From Fantasy
What most Americans know about Puerto Rico is based on a colonial fantasy, says journalist and Columbia University professor, Ed Morales. This fantasy, and the reality it obscures, is the subject of his new book, Fantasy Island. In this episode, Laura interviews Morales and scholar/activist Rosa...
Pinay Calls the Shots as NYC Commissioner of Media and Entertainment
In this episode, the Makillala Crew: Jen and Rachelle; interview Anne del Castillo, first generation filipino-american who serves as Commissioner at the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment. The episode closes with a presentation by Joanna Ruth & Cyd Tumpalan, who play violin and marimba.
Self-Determination Arising from Resistance
In this episode of The Laura Flanders Show, author and scholar Dr. Priyamvada Gopal discusses her latest book, Insurgent Empire, which examines a history of abolition and rebellion under colonial rule to demonstrate how these resistance movements served as active participants in their own liberation...
Counting FilAms in the 2020 Census
In this episode, Host Rachelle Ocampo and guest Co-Host Laura Garcia, interview Aries Dela Cruz, Manhattan Borough Lead of the NYC Census 2020 and Ryan Letada, CEO at NextDayBetter. The conversation goes about the importance of the census and how it influences the communities that get undercounted.
Naomi Klein on the Case for a Green New Deal
The climate crisis is accelerating faster than expected. This November, 11,000 scientists from 153 countries declared that “We’re reaching potentially irreversible climate tipping points—climate chain reactions that could cause significant disruptions to ecosystems, society, and economies...” In...
Cooperation vs Authoritarianism in Spain
Social change and systems change go hand-in-hand. Movements for democracy and human rights are most effective when they aim to transform unjust, unequitable economic systems. In this episode, Laura travels to Spain to learn how people in two of the regions most brutally repressed under the...
Newark: Fixing The People’s Water
The people of Newark, New Jersey—the majority of whom are black and brown—are grappling with a lead contamination crisis that has drawn comparisons with Flint, Michigan. There the state took control of the city’s water after municipal officials and a private management company failed to provide...
EP 268 How to Make a Democratic Economy
The U.S. economy, weak or strong, is the question at the heart of the election. But it doesn't get to the reality which is that, whatever else it may be, the U.S. economy is not democratic or good for the planet. But it could be. Marjorie Kelly and Ted Howard of the Democracy Collaborative say how...