Laura Flanders

The F Word with Laura Flanders

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Laura Flanders is a best-selling author and the host of Laura Flanders and Friends (formerly The Laura Flanders Show), a syndicated weekly program airing on Public TV in which she talks to creative thinkers and change-makers from the worlds of politics, arts and the new economy. In her weekly commentary, The "F" Word, she tells you what she thinks. The "F" Word is heard on the Progressive Voices Channel on Tune-In and is made available free to radio stations who appreciate an upbeat, radical perspective. lauraflanders.org

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Laura Flanders

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Latest episode

Jan 6, 2026

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Episodes

F-Word: America’s New Fossil Fuel Moment 02.02.2018

F-Word: America’s New Fossil Fuel Moment by Laura Flanders

F-Word: Who Needs DeNeuve When We Have Judge Aquilina? 31.01.2018

F-Word: Who Needs DeNeuve When We Have Judge Aquilina? by Laura Flanders

F-Word: Trump's Migration Program Mimics the Cold War Dragnet 26.01.2018

F-Word: Trump's Migration Program Mimics the Cold War Dragnet by Laura Flanders

Life or Death to the FCC 19.12.2017

Life or Death to the FCC by Laura Flanders

F-word: From Washington to Jerusalem - It’s not Reckless. It’s a wreck 14.12.2017

F-word: From Washington to Jerusalem - It’s not Reckless. It’s a wreck by Laura Flanders

F-word: Wanted, This Christmas, A Media-Monopoly Bust Up 30.11.2017

This week's commentary covers the ongoing battle over the future of Net-Neutrality. As if 2017 hasn't been filled with enough threats to our civil liberties, the ax seems to finally be coming down on so-called Net Neutrality laws. Historically, the role of FCC has been to regulate the airwaves with the purpose of promoting localism, competition, and diversity all in the spirit of public service. T...

Election Night: Dems Divided Down Progressive Fault Lines? 16.11.2017

Plus, an F-word from Laura on how election night wins on the part of Democrats shouldn't conceal their internal fissures or the work being done by progressives. Tis the season to make that year end donation. Keep this commentary ad free! http://LauraFlanders.com/donate

Fword: Weinstein Suggests It’s Time for a Shared Power Index for Companies 08.11.2017

Fword: Weinstein Suggests It’s Time for a Shared Power Index for Companies by Laura Flanders

Catalan Crisis or Capitalist Crisis? 25.10.2017

Catalan Crisis or Capitalist Crisis? by Laura Flanders

Absolute Media Power Corrupts Absolutely 12.10.2017

Absolute Media Power Corrupts Absolutely by Laura Flanders

First They Came for the Immigrants 04.10.2017

If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention and if you are, well the feds know about it.

Made Homeless by Hurricanes? This Budget’s Not For You 20.09.2017

Made Homeless by Hurricanes? This Budget’s Not For You by Laura Flanders

Anti Racist Rebellions Deserve Their Own Monuments 13.09.2017

A commentary from Laura on monuments - where are the monuments to the motley crew and our antiracist predecessors?

On the Side of the Mob: American Interests in Venezuela 01.08.2017

In the case of Venezuela -- President Trump’s on the side of the mob, not the government. The burners, not the burnt. Still he’s asking the right questions: Look around. What’s going on? And are we going to tolerate it?

On the Diggers - The Revolution Will Be Fed 28.07.2017

A commentary from Laura on the Diggers and feeding while rebelling.

People Who Stand for Justice, Not the Just-Us 20.07.2017

Laura Flanders on the recently passed Reproductive Equity Act in Oregon that extends heath coverage to all Oregonians, including trans and undocumented people. Watch the full episode at www.lauraflanders.com

Hunger Strike Against Inhumane Detention of Immigrants 12.07.2017

You've gotta wonder, protests, congress, hunger strike, deaths? What's it gonna take before Americans notice what's happening?

Hell In Hamburg? The G20 Summit Could Have Been Worse. 07.07.2017

Laura Flanders on the G20 summit and prospects for resistance.

Progressive Power Shifts From the Bottom Up 21.06.2017

An F-word from Laura on why, and how, progressives need to respond to the Russia fiasco by buckling down on a focus towards local power shifts.

People Have A Right to Repair 07.06.2017

People Have A Right to Repair by Laura Flanders

Zombie Economics and Zombie Malls are a Problem 24.05.2017

We can't look to the dying economics of retail and so-called unskille work to move us in to the future.

On Pope Francis, Concentration Camps and US 16.05.2017

So what about the subhuman conditions we systematically herd whole populations into through war, segregation, expulsion, redlining detention, incarceration?

Nuclear Provocation Update: It's Not Just North Korea 10.05.2017

Laura on why there isn't just one major nuclear aggressor in the world, and in fact, we have to look homewards to find some key nuclear players.

Putin's Alleged Crimes Distract Us From The GOP's Real Ones 05.04.2017

Laura's weekly F-word on why focusing on what Russia's head of state might have done, is distracting us from what he's actually doing.

Trump's Budget is Socialism for the Rich and Corporates 28.03.2017

Laura’s F-Word on why Donald Trump’s new budget isn’t about cuts -- it’s about conversions. The budget wants to convert public dollars into private funding for military research and spending, for the only government apparatus that never gets audited.

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