Ireland’s New Rising: An Exclusive Report from The Laura Flanders Show

Posted by Laura Flanders | Jun 2, 2016 | Laura Flanders Show, Not on Front Page | 0 |

One century after the Easter Rising of 1916, Ireland is marking a defining moment in its history: an armed rebellion against imperial rule, and a week in which a few thousand visionaries took over Central Dublin and declared an independent Republic of equals. Three decades after first reporting from Belfast during the so-called ”Troubles”, Laura Flanders returned to Ireland this April, to take a fresh look at Irish nationalism through the stories of people who’ve lived through the last half century.

About The Author

Laura Flanders

Best-selling author and broadcaster Laura Flanders hosts the The Laura Flanders Show, where she interviews forward thinking people about the key questions of our time. The LF Show airs weekly on KCET/LinkTV, FreeSpeech TV, and in English & Spanish in teleSUR. Flanders is also a contributing writer to The Nation and Yes! Magazine (“Commonomics”) and a regular guest on MSNBC. She is the author of six books, including The New York Times best-seller, BUSHWOMEN: Tales of a Cynical Species (Verso, 2004) and Blue GRIT: True Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians (Penguin Press, 2007). The Laura Flanders Show first aired on Air America Radio 2004-2008. You can find all her archives and more at Lauraflanders.com or via Twitter @GRITlaura.