Shows featuring Laura Flanders

  • Election 2012: Ben Jealous, Laura Flanders on Obama’s 2nd Term & the Future of Progressive Politics

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    We continue our coverage of the presidential election by hosting a roundtable discussion with Benjamin Jealous, president and CEO of the NAACP, and Laura Flanders, host of GRITtv. While Democrats have retained control of the U.S. Senate, Republicans held on to the 435-member House, in part thanks to redistricting. The Democrats...
    November 07, 2012 | Story

  • From Marriage Equality to Legalizing Marijuana, Election Day Ballot Measures Won by Movements

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    While much attention was fixed on the presidential race, the 2012 election also saw voters decide on a series of landmark ballot initiatives at the state level. Advocates of marriage equality ended Tuesday with four out of four victories, as voters legalized same-sex marriage in Maine and Maryland, upheld same-sex marriage in...
    November 07, 2012 | Story

  • Election Roundtable: Breaking Down the Results with Laura Flanders of GritTV, The Nation’s Richard Kim & John Nichols, and Journalist David Goodman

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    The midterm elections saw two key Senate victories for the Tea Party and major losses for the right-leaning Blue Dog Democrats. Meanwhile, the Senate lost one of its most progressive lawmakers with the ouster of Democrat Russ Feingold of Wisconsin. We get analysis from four guests: Laura Flanders, host of GritTV; Richard Kim,...
    November 03, 2010 | Story

  • "Opening the Gates of Hell"–Israel Assassinates Hamas Leader Yassin

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    Israeli forces assassinated Sheik Ahmed Yassin, the spiritual leader of the Palestinian group Hamas, as he was returning from a mosque in Gaza City. Tens of thousands of Palestinians took to the streets in response. We go to Palestine and Israel to hear from Dr. Mustafa Barghouti of the Palestinian National Initiative and Neve Gordon of Ben Gurion University. [includes transcript]
    March 22, 2004 | Story

  • Antiwar Voices: Father of Soldier Killed in Iraq and Aunt of War Resister Speak Out Against Iraq Invasion

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    We speak with Fernando Suarez, whose son, Marine Lance Cpl Jesus Suarez, was one of the first U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq on March 27, 2003 and we hear a speech by Staff Sergeant Camilo Mejia’s aunt Norma Castillo speaking at a demonstration at Fort Bragg this weekend. Mejia surrendered to U.S. military police last week after being on the run for five months for refusing to go back to Iraq...
    March 22, 2004 | Story

  • As U.S. Troops Meet Resistance in Saudi Arabia, the U.S. Sets Up a Secret Network of Military Bases in Central Asia
    After more than ten years of US military presence in Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia’s rulers may soon ask the US towithdraw. President George Bush, Secretary of State Colin Powell, and Secretary of War Donald Rumsfeld all deny thereports that Saudi Arabia will ask the US to pack up their troops. But they come at a time when U.S.-Saudi relationsare at a precarious low.
    January 22, 2002 | Story

  • Jennifer Thompson and Eyewitness Testimony
    Eyewitness testimony is often considered solid evidence in a
    court of law, particularly in certain crimes such as rape.
    But a troubling new Frontline documentary airing on PBS
    tonight raises new doubts about eyewitness testimony. The
    documentary — "What Jennifer Saw" — highlights the case of
    Jennifer Thompson, a rape victim who misidentified her
    attacker and helped send him...
    February 25, 1997 | Story