Author: Laura Flanders

In a time where unconstitutional and violent orders like the #MuslimBan are the daily occurrence, it’s important to lift up the people and organizations who have continuously been on the frontlines of this work. In this rerun special for Black History Month, we revisit Laura’s interview with Opal Tometi, a Black feminist writer, communications strategist, cultural organizer, and co-founder of the #BlackLivesMatter Network. She is also executive director of the US’ leading Black organization for immigrant rights, the Black Alliance for Just Immigration. Plus, a look back at our BLM coverage in Ferguson and Balitmore. And an F-Word from...

Impassioned, multiethnic, queer, Muslim, Black, disabled, old, young, Latinx, trans and non-binary, immigrants, undocumented neighbors, and more came together to say that they would be taking a stand at the Women’s March on Sat, January 21st. In this short film from the Diverse Filmmakers Alliance, we hear from some of these voices at the march. Find them at diversefilmmakersalliance.com/ or on...

Under the Trump regime, we’ll certainly have to be on the defense to protect the communities most likely to be attacked — but we’ll also have to build powerful, alternative models where POC, Muslim, undocumented, disabled, and queer folks have leadership. In this week’s episode, Laura speaks with Aaron Tanaka, founder and director of the Center for Economic Democracy about his longtime advocacy and visionary work for the next system of solidarity economics. Tanaka wants to know if Trump will make us think think or act differently about extractive capitalism. To change the circumstances of injustice, whether it’s mass...