Author: Laura Flanders

Riots, Impeachments & Night Thoughts: Ed Whitfield and Wallace Shawn – The Laura Flanders Show

Riots, Impeachments & Night Thoughts: Ed Whitfield and Wallace Shawn – The Laura Flanders Show

Posted by | Sep 13, 2017 | , , |

Dreams and defiance. This week on The Laura Flanders show we are joined by award winning playwright and essayist Wallace Shawn, who has a new book of essays he calls his Night Thoughts, meditations and speculative dreams for a better world from the Tales of Genji to libraries and the power of fiction. And Ed Whitfield, from The Fund for Democratic Communities in Greensboro, North Carolina, has a few thoughts on cooperatives, consumer politics and impeachments. All that and a commentary from Laura on monuments – where are the monuments to the motley...

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In Bolivia, State Power Must Connect to People Power: Pablo Solón & Andreas K – The Laura Flanders Show

In Bolivia, State Power Must Connect to People Power: Pablo Solón & Andreas K – The Laura Flanders Show

Posted by | Sep 11, 2017 | , , |

Wherever you are in the world, being in government is hard. Still, all sorts of progressives and radicals pursue high office. This century started with new people in groups winning state power in countries like Bolivia, where Evo Morales became the first indigenous president backed by a popular movement, Vivir Bien. In 2015, Greeks selected the progressive left block’s Syriza for the first time. This spring, I had a chance to talk with men who served in those administrations about their expectations, experiences, and what they learned about doing governance differently. Andreas Karitzis served with Syriza, Pablo Solón with...

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