GRITtv with Laura Flanders</em></a>, a daily talk show for people who want to do more than talk. She is the author of the <em>New York Times</em> bestseller<span style="font-style: italic"> </span><em>BUSHWOMEN: Tales of a Cynical Species</em> (Verso, 2004) and <em>Blue GRIT: True Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians</em>  (Penguin Press, 2007). A regular contributor on MSNBC, Flanders has appeared on shows from <em>Real Time</em> with Bill Maher to <em>The O’Reilly Factor.</em> Flanders is the editor of <em>At the Tea Party: The Wing Nuts, Whack Jobs and Whitey-whiteness of the New Republican Right… and Why we Should Take it Seriously</em> (October 2010, <a href=https://www.thenation.com/authors/laura-flanders/"http://orbooks.com">OR books</a>). For more information, go to <a href=https://www.thenation.com/authors/laura-flanders/"http://lauraflanders.com">LauraFlanders.com or <a href=https://www.thenation.com/authors/laura-flanders/"http://GRITtv.org">GRITtv.org.

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Laura Flanders

Contributing Writer

@GRITlaura

Laura Flanders is the author of several books, the host of the nationally syndicated public television show (and podcast) The Laura Flanders Show and the recipient of a 2019 Lannan Cultural Freedom Fellowship.

Countering Authoritarian Takeover With the Labor Movement

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Alex Han of "In These Times" and Tarso Luís Ramos speak about the vital role of worker organizing in an age of growing authoritarianism.

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Ras Baraka, the mayor of Newark, speaks to the media and supporters after exiting the courthouse on May 15, 2025, in Newark, New Jersey.

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Claud Cockburn’s Legacy of Guerrilla Journalism

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Patrick Cockburn discusses his new biography about his father, Claud, with his niece, Laura Flanders.

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James Goodwin, the policy director at the Center for Progressive Reform. A Project 2025 sign is seen as at the Capitol Visitor Center on September 12, 2024.

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Why Black Voter Turnout Is Dropping in Wisconsin

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Author Malaika Jabali tells Laura Flanders why simmering frustration could even shift some Black voters in Wisconsin to Trump.

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Scot Nakagawa, Maria J. Stephan, Sala Cyril.

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A conversation about MAGA’s militancy and the strategies to protect Democracy.

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Matt Stoller and Stacy Mitchell

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Matt Stoller and Stacy Mitchell discuss the battle against monopoly power.

May 28, 2024 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

When Faith Meets Fascism

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Producer Rob Reiner and director Dan Partland discuss the rise of Christian nationalism and their new film "God & Country".

Apr 3, 2024 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

Gabor Maté; V, formerly Eve Ensler

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Laura Flanders talks with Gabor Maté and V, formerly Eve Ensler, about loneliness and facing difficult truths.

Mar 7, 2024 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

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