You can watch The Laura Flanders Show report on The Jubilee Justice Black Farmers Rice Project on PBS stations across the nation, or on YouTube.  In addition, we offer an audio version by subscribing to this free podcast and/or catch the special report airing on community radio stations.  Details are at https://LauraFlanders.orgThe F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests.The Laura Flanders Show is made possible by our listeners and viewers. Please become a sustaining member or make a one time donation at https://LauraFlanders.org/donate

You can watch The Laura Flanders Show report on The Jubilee Justice Black Farmers Rice Project on PBS stations across the nation, or on YouTube. In addition, we offer an audio version by subscribing to this free podcast and/or catch the special report airing on community radio stations. Details are at <a href="https://LauraFlanders.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://LauraFlanders.org</a> The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. The Laura Flanders Show is made possible by our listeners and viewers. Please become a sustaining member or make a one time donation at <a href="https://LauraFlanders.org/donate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://LauraFlanders.org/donate</a>

F-Word-  Jubilee Justice Regenerative Farming: Tackling Racism with Rice

"It’s being called the Minnesota miracle, but  Minnesota’s historic legislative session was no act of god."The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests.  The Laura Flanders Show is made possible by our listeners and viewers.  Please become a sustaining member or make a one time donation at https://LauraFlanders.org/donate

"It’s being called the Minnesota miracle, but Minnesota’s historic legislative session was no act of god." The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. The Laura Flanders Show is made possible by our listeners and viewers. Please become a sustaining member or make a one time donation at <a href="https://LauraFlanders.org/donate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://LauraFlanders.org/donate</a>

F-Word:  Minnesota Democrats Codify Abortion Rights and More. It’s Not a ‘Miracle’

Moore v Harper

-excerpt from the latest commentary by Laura Flanders..."It has often been said that the US South is the testing ground for American democracy, which makes it frustrating how little attention national Democrats and their media pals give to Southern politics.  A case in point is the decision by the North Carolina Supreme Court on April 28th, to reverse a series of election-related rulings that were handed down just months ago by the same court when it was dominated by Democrats."  The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests.You can hear that special report in our series on The War on Democracy HERE=&gt;  https://lauraflanders.simplecast.com/episodes/deciding-the-fate-of-democracy-in-north-carolinaAnd take a listen/watch our prior special reports in the series via the YouTube Playlist  =&gt; https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOWumRv2zO8YCHuaVqDD-FPcY5pU4cim7• The Forgotten Coup, January 6th &amp; the Small Town Americans on the Frontlines of Democracy • Community Safety in a Time of Insurrection • North Carolina: Courageous Conversations in a Climate of Fear

-excerpt from the latest commentary by Laura Flanders... "It has often been said that the US South is the testing ground for American democracy, which makes it frustrating how little attention national Democrats and their media pals give to Southern politics. A case in point is the decision by the North Carolina Supreme Court on April 28th, to reverse a series of election-related rulings that were handed down just months ago by the same court when it was dominated by Democrats." The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. You can hear that special report in our series on The War on Democracy HERE=&gt; <a href="https://lauraflanders.simplecast.com/episodes/deciding-the-fate-of-democracy-in-north-carolina" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lauraflanders.simplecast.com/episodes/deciding-the-fate-of-democracy-in-north-carolina</a> And take a listen/watch our prior special reports in the series via the YouTube Playlist =&gt; <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOWumRv2zO8YCHuaVqDD-FPcY5pU4cim7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOWumRv2zO8YCHuaVqDD-FPcY5pU4cim7</a> • The Forgotten Coup, January 6th &amp; the Small Town Americans on the Frontlines of Democracy • Community Safety in a Time of Insurrection • North Carolina: Courageous Conversations in a Climate of Fear

F-Word:  Moore v Harper and the War on Democracy in North Carolina

"Saket Soni is a brilliant labor organizer. He's also a talented storyteller. His first book, The Great Escape, A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America, tells the gripping, can't-put-it down tale of one of the largest human trafficking schemes in modern US history and how 500 Indian-born workers brought their corporate exploiters to account...."The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests.You can hear this week's show, via this podcast feed, with Saket Soni or catch Laura's full uncut conversation, through a patreon subscription at https://patreon.com/theLFShow

"Saket Soni is a brilliant labor organizer. He's also a talented storyteller. His first book, The Great Escape, A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America, tells the gripping, can't-put-it down tale of one of the largest human trafficking schemes in modern US history and how 500 Indian-born workers brought their corporate exploiters to account...." The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. You can hear this week's show, via this podcast feed, with Saket Soni or catch Laura's full uncut conversation, through a patreon subscription at <a href="https://patreon.com/theLFShow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/theLFShow</a>

F-Word:  Trafficked workers’ Great Escape?

"Can we spare a few minutes to focus on Luddites?... and you’ll find that Luddites weren’t backward thinking thugs, but rather, skilled craftspeople whose lives were about to be wrecked."The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests.  This podcast is made possible by you, our listeners.  Please take a moment to become a member and support the show at https://Patreon.com/theLFShow

"Can we spare a few minutes to focus on Luddites?... and you’ll find that Luddites weren’t backward thinking thugs, but rather, skilled craftspeople whose lives were about to be wrecked." The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. This podcast is made possible by you, our listeners. Please take a moment to become a member and support the show at <a href="https://Patreon.com/theLFShow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://Patreon.com/theLFShow</a>

The F-Word:  Time to Stop Trashing the Luddites?

"What makes the obsession with polling so problematic is that it ignores the way that polls, even when they're right, are bad for our politics. Polls shrink our options, over-determine policy, and distract us from real life."The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. Flex your media muscles, become a monthly sustaining member for $3, $5, $12 at https://Patreon.com/theLFShow  Independent Media! Advertising free!

"What makes the obsession with polling so problematic is that it ignores the way that polls, even when they're right, are bad for our politics. Polls shrink our options, over-determine policy, and distract us from real life." The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. Flex your media muscles, become a monthly sustaining member for $3, $5, $12 at <a href="https://Patreon.com/theLFShow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://Patreon.com/theLFShow</a> Independent Media! Advertising free!

F-Word:  Right or Wrong Polls Aren't Good

"Win, lose or draw, the allure of the “white working class voter” never dulls for big D Democrats."The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. Flex your media muscles, become a monthly sustaining member for $3, $5, $12 at https://Patreon.com/theLFShow  Independent Media! Advertising free!

"Win, lose or draw, the allure of the “white working class voter” never dulls for big D Democrats." The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. Flex your media muscles, become a monthly sustaining member for $3, $5, $12 at <a href="https://Patreon.com/theLFShow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://Patreon.com/theLFShow</a> Independent Media! Advertising free!

F-Word:  Democrats Miss the Message

You can catch my interview with award-winning reporter Soledad OBrien about how she recommends reporting on liars, through subscribing to the free Laura Flanders Show Podcast feed, or catch the program on hundreds of PBS stations and on YouTube. Go to https://LauraFlanders.org for more information.The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. Flex your media muscles, become a monthly sustaining member for $3, $5, $12 at https://Patreon.com/theLFShow  Independent Media! Advertising free!

You can catch my interview with award-winning reporter Soledad OBrien about how she recommends reporting on liars, through subscribing to the free Laura Flanders Show Podcast feed, or catch the program on hundreds of PBS stations and on YouTube. Go to <a href="https://LauraFlanders.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://LauraFlanders.org</a> for more information. The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. Flex your media muscles, become a monthly sustaining member for $3, $5, $12 at <a href="https://Patreon.com/theLFShow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://Patreon.com/theLFShow</a> Independent Media! Advertising free!

F-Word: Election Deniers Aren't Born, They're Bred

"Even more than democracy, the language of freedom vs. tyranny has characterized this year’s mid-term election campaigns."The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. Flex your media muscles, become a monthly sustaining member for $3, $5, $12 at https://Patreon.com/theLFShow  Independent Media! Advertising free!

"Even more than democracy, the language of freedom vs. tyranny has characterized this year’s mid-term election campaigns." The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. Flex your media muscles, become a monthly sustaining member for $3, $5, $12 at <a href="https://Patreon.com/theLFShow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://Patreon.com/theLFShow</a> Independent Media! Advertising free!

F-Word:  A.M. Home's The Unfolding: On War and Also Walking Away

"'It would be easier for people to understand what could have happened on January 6th in DC, if they knew what actually happened on November 10th,  in 1898, in Wilmington,' Cedric Harrison told me"The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. Flex your media muscles, become a monthly sustaining member for $3, $5, $12 at https://Patreon.com/theLFShow  Independent Media! Advertising free!

"'It would be easier for people to understand what could have happened on January 6th in DC, if they knew what actually happened on November 10th, in 1898, in Wilmington,' Cedric Harrison told me" The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests. Flex your media muscles, become a monthly sustaining member for $3, $5, $12 at <a href="https://Patreon.com/theLFShow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://Patreon.com/theLFShow</a> Independent Media! Advertising free!

F-Word:  Democracy is under Seige in Small Town USA

Laura Flanders is a best-selling author and the host of The Laura Flanders Show, a syndicated weekly program airing on Public TV which she talks to creative thinkers and change-makers from the worlds of politics, arts and the new economy. In her weekly commentary, The "F" Word,  she tells you what she thinks. The "F" Word is heard  on the Progressive Voices Channel on Tune-In and is made available free to radio stations who appreciate an upbeat, radical perspective.  lauraflanders.org

The perspectives and depth through which Laura shares her insight and engages her interviewees really shows the complexities of global issues that everyone should care about. This should be in your weekly routine to be a more engaged and informed individual.

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Laura Flanders is a best-selling author and the host of The Laura Flanders Show, a syndicated weekly program airing on Public TV which she talks to creative thinkers and change-makers from the worlds of politics, arts and the new economy. In her weekly commentary, The "F" Word, she tells you what she thinks. The "F" Word is heard on the Progressive Voices Channel on Tune-In and is made available free to radio stations who appreciate an upbeat, radical perspective. <a href="http://lauraflanders.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lauraflanders.org</a>

The F Word with Laura Flanders

Donald Trump

Is Donald Trump responsible for unhinged violence against innocent people? Absolutely. You only have to look at Yemen to see that.Our goal is to thrive, not just survive. By becoming a member, you sustain our independent, and grassroots-driven content!

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F-Word:  Is Donald Trump Responsible For Violence? Absolutely

"I was thinking about impeachment when a bird fell out of the sky.  ......Dazed, on the sidewalk, she stood perfectly still, protected by gentle cops and generous yards of yellow caution tape... It happened to be the same week, five years ago, that Tanisha Anderson died on the street in front of her home, when she was having one of her bad days." The F-Word, Laura Flanders' bi-weekly commentary.Goal, reach 100 Patrons by end of year. You down? For as little as $3 a month support, be a part of our crowd. Sign up today! https://patreon.com/theLFShow

"I was thinking about impeachment when a bird fell out of the sky. ......Dazed, on the sidewalk, she stood perfectly still, protected by gentle cops and generous yards of yellow caution tape... It happened to be the same week, five years ago, that Tanisha Anderson died on the street in front of her home, when she was having one of her bad days." The F-Word, Laura Flanders' bi-weekly commentary. Goal, reach 100 Patrons by end of year. You down? For as little as $3 a month support, be a part of our crowd. Sign up today! <a href="https://patreon.com/theLFShow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/theLFShow</a>

F-Word:  SayHerName, Impeachment and the Hawk

"September 28, when a woman, Ana Maria Archila, stuck her foot in the door of an elevator and gave Republican Jeff Flake, a potential swing voter, a talking-to, and kept that foot in that door so that another woman could do the same, as the cameras rolled, live. The video went viral." "Whatever happens on the (SCOTUS) court, in the rough times ahead, let’s do what Ana Maria Archila did. Let’s let no one stand alone."Our goal is to thrive, not just survive. By becoming a member, you sustain our independent, and grassroots-driven content!

"September 28, when a woman, Ana Maria Archila, stuck her foot in the door of an elevator and gave Republican Jeff Flake, a potential swing voter, a talking-to, and kept that foot in that door so that another woman could do the same, as the cameras rolled, live. The video went viral." "Whatever happens on the (SCOTUS) court, in the rough times ahead, let’s do what Ana Maria Archila did. Let’s let no one stand alone." Our goal is to thrive, not just survive. By becoming a member, you sustain our independent, and grassroots-driven content!

F-Word:  It’s Time to call #TimesUp on Standing Alone

Oh no! What will the money media report on now that Russia-gate has proven to be a dud? Not to worry, there’s plenty of collusion in plain sight, and it wouldn’t take a twenty-two month inquiry to find Trump conspiring with enemies of US democracy. Let’s start with Trump’s relationship with killer corporations and hate groups. The F-Word, Laura Flanders' commentary.Support the LFShow!https://www.patreon.com/thelfshowSubscribe to the podcast:http://www.LauraFlanders.org/Listen

Oh no! What will the money media report on now that Russia-gate has proven to be a dud? Not to worry, there’s plenty of collusion in plain sight, and it wouldn’t take a twenty-two month inquiry to find Trump conspiring with enemies of US democracy. Let’s start with Trump’s relationship with killer corporations and hate groups. The F-Word, Laura Flanders' commentary. Support the LFShow! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thelfshow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thelfshow</a> Subscribe to the podcast: <a href="http://www.LauraFlanders.org/Listen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.LauraFlanders.org/Listen</a>

F-Word:  Collusion is in Plain Sight

On this week's F-Word, Laura asks why Apple, one of the most profitable companies on the planet, borrows so much money. Find out more at www.lauraflanders.com/read

On this week's F-Word, Laura asks why Apple, one of the most profitable companies on the planet, borrows so much money. Find out more at <a href="http://www.lauraflanders.com/read" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.lauraflanders.com/read</a>

Apple's Questionable Borrowing

One-two-three-four/ What are we waiting for?  Fifty years on, after a night spent largely on that big wet, now commercialized field in Bethel, New York, I'm pondering what’s happened since. What’s taken so long?You can see a mash up picture of Laura Flanders at Woodstock, and a picture of that Janis Joplin lunch box – and take a listen to this week's podcast re-share of a popular interview with music producer Danny Goldberg about the Hippie Revolution – and a performance of Climbing Poetree.  https://LauraFlanders.org/Listen

One-two-three-four/ What are we waiting for? Fifty years on, after a night spent largely on that big wet, now commercialized field in Bethel, New York, I'm pondering what’s happened since. What’s taken so long? You can see a mash up picture of Laura Flanders at Woodstock, and a picture of that Janis Joplin lunch box – and take a listen to this week's podcast re-share of a popular interview with music producer Danny Goldberg about the Hippie Revolution – and a performance of Climbing Poetree. <a href="https://LauraFlanders.org/Listen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://LauraFlanders.org/Listen</a>

F-Word:  Woodstock Urges Roaming

"I don’t know about you but I take a teeny weeny bit of offense when a guy in a glass house lobs a great big stone and expects me not to notice the sound of shattering."  Laura Flanders' bi-weekly commentary, The F-Word.  Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts.  Subscribers receive the weekly show, plus audio extras like Laura's commentary The F-Word.Help us thrive and not just survive, by becoming a member you'll unlock the full transcript of Jerome Roos' interview along with additional audio extras and more. https://Patreon.com/theLFShow

"I don’t know about you but I take a teeny weeny bit of offense when a guy in a glass house lobs a great big stone and expects me not to notice the sound of shattering." Laura Flanders' bi-weekly commentary, The F-Word. Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribers receive the weekly show, plus audio extras like Laura's commentary The F-Word. Help us thrive and not just survive, by becoming a member you'll unlock the full transcript of Jerome Roos' interview along with additional audio extras and more. <a href="https://Patreon.com/theLFShow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://Patreon.com/theLFShow</a>

F-Word:  From Voice of America to NPR:  New CEO Lansing's Glass House

Ancient law, contemporary blowback, a chase-the-rich approach to developing your local economy. It’s not just Puerto Rico that’s mired in debt and a crisis that’s sparing the rich at the expense of the poor. It’s also New Haven. That Connecticut city is in a long drawn out fight with its very own colonial power: Yale University.  At isssue is a series of bills that seek to clarify an 1834 state law that granted Yale a special tax exemption. In the eyes of the law, private colleges are like charities. They provide a public service, and because they serve the public good, they are exempt from certain federal and state taxes. At the city level, under that 1834 law, Yale was exempted paying tax on buildings that partly house commercial activity activity too. And New Haven’s seen a lot of Yale-based commercial activity. We’ve seen it all over the United States. New Haven’s dominated by Yale a university-medical-complex:  in Baltimore, it was Johns Hopkins, in Jackson Mississippi… IN New Orleans. What those cites have in common is as manufacturing’s declined, universities and their “research parks” or hospitals have expanded. Local officials are attracted to Eds and Meds - institutions that promise growth while doing good. They bring in federal and state dollars. They get tax breaks. Yet the boasts don’t automatically translate into economic or social health for the surrounding communities. Yale is growing geographically and financially; its budget is bigger than many counties. Its endowment tops $23 billion. The college and its health complex are New Haven’s largest employer, occupying some 1,000 acres  surrounded by poor and working-class neighborhoods where  unemployment rates among African Americans and Latinos stand at between 18 and 20 percent - double that of the city’s white residents. Hospital workers mostly earn low part time wages and are not members of unions. Since taxing real estate and other property is the only form of municipal taxation allowed by state law,  New Haven Mayor Toni Harp says that the city needs to update its guidelines. She’s been backing various bills to reconsider Yales 1834 exemption. She’s up against the Ivy League and local business leaders. Yale President Peter Salovey threatened that any change, would lead to a loss of jobs - a decline in research  - and the eviction of the symphony.Still Harp and her colleagues are not backing down. And that’s in part because they have the backing of a community led coalition, of clergy, labor, progressive and community alliance. The economy has changed over 182 years, the law needs to do likewise. Watch this space for an anti-colonial movement against colonial corporations.

Ancient law, contemporary blowback, a chase-the-rich approach to developing your local economy. It’s not just Puerto Rico that’s mired in debt and a crisis that’s sparing the rich at the expense of the poor. It’s also New Haven. That Connecticut city is in a long drawn out fight with its very own colonial power: Yale University. At isssue is a series of bills that seek to clarify an 1834 state law that granted Yale a special tax exemption. In the eyes of the law, private colleges are like charities. They provide a public service, and because they serve the public good, they are exempt from certain federal and state taxes. At the city level, under that 1834 law, Yale was exempted paying tax on buildings that partly house commercial activity activity too. And New Haven’s seen a lot of Yale-based commercial activity. We’ve seen it all over the United States. New Haven’s dominated by Yale a university-medical-complex: in Baltimore, it was Johns Hopkins, in Jackson Mississippi… IN New Orleans. What those cites have in common is as manufacturing’s declined, universities and their “research parks” or hospitals have expanded. Local officials are attracted to Eds and Meds - institutions that promise growth while doing good. They bring in federal and state dollars. They get tax breaks. Yet the boasts don’t automatically translate into economic or social health for the surrounding communities. Yale is growing geographically and financially; its budget is bigger than many counties. Its endowment tops $23 billion. The college and its health complex are New Haven’s largest employer, occupying some 1,000 acres surrounded by poor and working-class neighborhoods where unemployment rates among African Americans and Latinos stand at between 18 and 20 percent - double that of the city’s white residents. Hospital workers mostly earn low part time wages and are not members of unions. Since taxing real estate and other property is the only form of municipal taxation allowed by state law, New Haven Mayor Toni Harp says that the city needs to update its guidelines. She’s been backing various bills to reconsider Yales 1834 exemption. She’s up against the Ivy League and local business leaders. Yale President Peter Salovey threatened that any change, would lead to a loss of jobs - a decline in research - and the eviction of the symphony. Still Harp and her colleagues are not backing down. And that’s in part because they have the backing of a community led coalition, of clergy, labor, progressive and community alliance. The economy has changed over 182 years, the law needs to do likewise. Watch this space for an anti-colonial movement against colonial corporations.

Yale Should Pay Its Fair Share

"The particular patriarchs whom white women have put in office this November are on the record, anti-female. "Our goal is to thrive, not just survive. By becoming a member, you sustain our independent, and grassroots-driven content! http://www.LauraFlanders.org/Listen

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F-Word:  WTF White Women?

Dave Zirin

Laura Flanders

On his way to #MuhammadAli's memorial in Louisville, KY, Ali's hometown, Nation Magazine editor and @EdgeofSports podcaster Dave Zirin talks with @TheLFShow's Laura Flanders about the man, his message and his "last great act of resistance" -- his Muslim send-off. Zirin also weighs in on NY Governor Andrew Cuomo's week: celebrating Ali while simultaneously criminalizing a Palestine solidarity campaign that would have had Ali's support.  Laura's been guest-hosting the @WBAI Morning Show on the first Friday of the month. Listen or watch her TV show at laurasflanders.com.

On his way to #MuhammadAli's memorial in Louisville, KY, Ali's hometown, Nation Magazine editor and @EdgeofSports podcaster Dave Zirin talks with @TheLFShow's Laura Flanders about the man, his message and his "last great act of resistance" -- his Muslim send-off. Zirin also weighs in on NY Governor Andrew Cuomo's week: celebrating Ali while simultaneously criminalizing a Palestine solidarity campaign that would have had Ali's support. Laura's been guest-hosting the @WBAI Morning Show on the first Friday of the month. Listen or watch her TV show at <a href="http://laurasflanders.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">laurasflanders.com</a>.

Celebrating Ali, Collectivizing Courage:  Dave Zirin w. Laura Flanders on WBAI

One man moves and a whole state shakes?  When that one man is hedge fund billionaire David Tepper,  that’s just what happens. David Tepper is a multi-billion dollar hedge fund manager who’s lived in New Jersey for more than 20 years. Now he’s moving his home and his business to low-tax Florida. And That’ll cost New Jersey millions, probably hundreds of millions in lost tax revenue.  New Jersey is not alone. According to one New York Times report, the top one percent of residents pay a third or more of total income taxes in half a dozen states:  New Jersey, New York, California, Connecticut and Maryland. Wealth’s flowed so much from the bottom to the top in such large amounts that entire states are now dependent on a tiny powerful class. What’s a state to do? The New York Times reports that states are doing everything they can to get their fat cats to stay. But really, is that the only way to go? I took a look at Tepper’s wealth. First, it’s financial wealth:  hedge fund managers don’t make things or sell things, they place bets. Tepper made a whole hunk of his personal wealth (some $4 billion dollars) from a 2009 investment in distressed financial stocks, including Bank of America. Buying low, he sold high when it recovered. But who helped it recover? We did. Taxpayers. In 2008 and ‘09, Bank of America received $45 billion from the U.S. government through the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Remember TARP?  And a $118 billion federal guarantee against loss? While we’re talking rich, it’s a bit darn rich, for him to fret about paying back, isn’t it? And a bit ridiculous of New Jersians to do anything but bid guys like that good riddance, and set about distributing their assets more widely. Have we forgotten everything we ever knew about the US revolution? No aristocrats. No feudal lords welcome here.Comments? Write to me: laura@lauraflanders.com, and thanks.

One man moves and a whole state shakes? When that one man is hedge fund billionaire David Tepper, that’s just what happens. David Tepper is a multi-billion dollar hedge fund manager who’s lived in New Jersey for more than 20 years. Now he’s moving his home and his business to low-tax Florida. And That’ll cost New Jersey millions, probably hundreds of millions in lost tax revenue. New Jersey is not alone. According to one New York Times report, the top one percent of residents pay a third or more of total income taxes in half a dozen states: New Jersey, New York, California, Connecticut and Maryland. Wealth’s flowed so much from the bottom to the top in such large amounts that entire states are now dependent on a tiny powerful class. What’s a state to do? The New York Times reports that states are doing everything they can to get their fat cats to stay. But really, is that the only way to go? I took a look at Tepper’s wealth. First, it’s financial wealth: hedge fund managers don’t make things or sell things, they place bets. Tepper made a whole hunk of his personal wealth (some $4 billion dollars) from a 2009 investment in distressed financial stocks, including Bank of America. Buying low, he sold high when it recovered. But who helped it recover? We did. Taxpayers. In 2008 and ‘09, Bank of America received $45 billion from the U.S. government through the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Remember TARP? And a $118 billion federal guarantee against loss? While we’re talking rich, it’s a bit darn rich, for him to fret about paying back, isn’t it? And a bit ridiculous of New Jersians to do anything but bid guys like that good riddance, and set about distributing their assets more widely. Have we forgotten everything we ever knew about the US revolution? No aristocrats. No feudal lords welcome here. Comments? Write to me: laura@lauraflanders.com, and thanks.

Men Who Move and States That Shake

Automation automation everywhere. Wherever you look, robots are in, and precarious work is getting precarious-er.Take telephone operators, it’s been years since I spoke to one. I kinda miss'em. Bank tellers are probably next. Business Insider reports that banks could see a 30% reduction in staff over the next ten years and along with the tellers are the bank branches in which they work.  Mobile bank apps don’t need real people or real estate, it turns out.The automated world’s an efficient and cost-conscious world. At least that’s what we’re told. It’s what I was told, for about 20 minutes straight, not long ago, when on hold with an airline company.When they finally did pick up – or rather a computer picked up, and took my details several times over: date, time, mothers maiden name. A mechanical voice then finally told me that I would save money and time by entering all that data, again, into a form online.Every minute of my time and custom they assured me, is valuable and valued; But before they were finished, they hung up on me.Date, time, mothers maiden name, Having finally put all that in again and purchased a ticket, I arrived at the airport. I checked in online, but still I’m greeted by a screen that asks sincerely about my packing and then directs me to a person who wont touch my bag but tells me to lift it myself onto a scale and then carry off to a distant conveyor belt. There’s a retirement home somewhere filled with unhappy baggage handlers and travel agents. I'm sure of it.Finally, though, I was through the security check, now the most up close and personal part of the whole experience – and into the departure lounge, once the site of cheap restaurants and dark sports bars.The chatty wait staff have all been replaced by iPad like tablets on every table, I discovered.  Glowing green, they reflect the irate faces of all the frustrated customers. No chatty waiter, no barman with an eye on your flights. Only a harried food carrier who says she can only respond to the computer.It’s all enough to make you almost relish the crush of crowded flesh against flesh on the actual airplane.Someone somewhere may be saving money. But efficient - for whom? Not me if you tally up all that screen time. And what’s the price do you think, if we put one on human to human connection?

Automation automation everywhere. Wherever you look, robots are in, and precarious work is getting precarious-er. Take telephone operators, it’s been years since I spoke to one. I kinda miss'em. Bank tellers are probably next. Business Insider reports that banks could see a 30% reduction in staff over the next ten years and along with the tellers are the bank branches in which they work. Mobile bank apps don’t need real people or real estate, it turns out. The automated world’s an efficient and cost-conscious world. At least that’s what we’re told. It’s what I was told, for about 20 minutes straight, not long ago, when on hold with an airline company. When they finally did pick up – or rather a computer picked up, and took my details several times over: date, time, mothers maiden name. A mechanical voice then finally told me that I would save money and time by entering all that data, again, into a form online. Every minute of my time and custom they assured me, is valuable and valued; But before they were finished, they hung up on me. Date, time, mothers maiden name, Having finally put all that in again and purchased a ticket, I arrived at the airport. I checked in online, but still I’m greeted by a screen that asks sincerely about my packing and then directs me to a person who wont touch my bag but tells me to lift it myself onto a scale and then carry off to a distant conveyor belt. There’s a retirement home somewhere filled with unhappy baggage handlers and travel agents. I'm sure of it. Finally, though, I was through the security check, now the most up close and personal part of the whole experience – and into the departure lounge, once the site of cheap restaurants and dark sports bars. The chatty wait staff have all been replaced by iPad like tablets on every table, I discovered. Glowing green, they reflect the irate faces of all the frustrated customers. No chatty waiter, no barman with an eye on your flights. Only a harried food carrier who says she can only respond to the computer. It’s all enough to make you almost relish the crush of crowded flesh against flesh on the actual airplane. Someone somewhere may be saving money. But efficient - for whom? Not me if you tally up all that screen time. And what’s the price do you think, if we put one on human to human connection?

The Human Cost of Automation or "My Miserable Travel Experience"

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F-Word:  Love and Rights: Contingent or Unconditional?

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F-Word:  THE GLOBAL CORRUPTION REBELLION AMERICANS DON'T KNOW THEY'RE PART OF

The State of Washington has declared a public health emergency due to spreading outbreaks of Measles. The World Health Organization credits "Vaccine Hesitancy" as a cause of the resurgence. And Trump tops it off by tweeting his doubts about vaccines and what he's called doctor inflicted diseases—it looks like more than just the measles are contagious! Help us not just survive, but thrive by becoming a member of theLFShow. www.LauraFlanders.org/Donate

The State of Washington has declared a public health emergency due to spreading outbreaks of Measles. The World Health Organization credits "Vaccine Hesitancy" as a cause of the resurgence. And Trump tops it off by tweeting his doubts about vaccines and what he's called doctor inflicted diseases—it looks like more than just the measles are contagious! Help us not just survive, but thrive by becoming a member of theLFShow. <a href="http://www.LauraFlanders.org/Donate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.LauraFlanders.org/Donate</a>

F-Word:  The Anti-Vaxx Epidemic

Someone scrawled KILL N@%gers on the African Burial Ground National Monument in New York this week, not thirty five feet from the headquarters of the Department of Homeland Security, ICE and the FBI. Our goal is to thrive, not just survive. By becoming a member, you sustain our independent, and grassroots-driven content!  http://www.LauraFlanders.org

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F-Word:  Hate Speech at Homeland Security

The same miserable mob that mauled main street banks has plundered and pillaged newspapers across the country. Pursuing only profits, private hedge funds bought and stripped even long-lived legacy papers leaving them for dead. One in five local papers has shut up shop in the last 10 years, according to a recent report from the Knight Foundation.Check out Laura Flanders report for the Next System, "Next System Media: An Urgent Necessity" and more coverage at our website in our archives.https://thenextsystem.org/learn/stories/next-system-media-urgent-necessityHelp us not just survive, but thrive by becoming a member of theLFShow.  http://www.LauraFlanders.org/Donate

The same miserable mob that mauled main street banks has plundered and pillaged newspapers across the country. Pursuing only profits, private hedge funds bought and stripped even long-lived legacy papers leaving them for dead. One in five local papers has shut up shop in the last 10 years, according to a recent report from the Knight Foundation. Check out Laura Flanders report for the Next System, "Next System Media: An Urgent Necessity" and more coverage at our website in our archives. <a href="https://thenextsystem.org/learn/stories/next-system-media-urgent-necessity" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thenextsystem.org/learn/stories/next-system-media-urgent-necessity</a> Help us not just survive, but thrive by becoming a member of theLFShow. <a href="http://www.LauraFlanders.org/Donate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.LauraFlanders.org/Donate</a>

F-Word:  Making American Journalism Great and Different

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F-Word:  Time For Socialist History Month?

Today on the F-word we have a report from Spain. 80 years ago this April Spain fell under a brutal 30 year dictatorship after right beat left in a brutal civil war, General Franco's rebels backed by Mussolini and Hitler and the religious extremists of his days defeated the republic and its' cobbled together army of anarchists, communists, and internationalists. Today, Spain holds the largest Social-democratic bloc in the EU and the Mondragón Collective is an example for solidarity economics, internationally.

F-Word:  Reporter in Spain

Jerome Roos

This week's commentary comes by way of Jerome Roos, an LSE Fellow in international political economy at the London School of Economics and founding editor of ROAR Magazine. He paints a grim picture of a global finance system that's taken a gamble having sought to solve the problem of too much debt with even more debt. And this precarious pile-up of gambling chips might also point to another, less talked about reason, why President Trump has spent so much time and energy attacking the chairman of the Fed. He knows a crash is coming, and he wants someone to blame. This pile’s going to fall on someone—the question is, on whom?Help us thrive and not just survive, by becoming a member you'll unlock the full transcript of Jerome Roos' interview along with additional audio extras and more. https://Patreon.com/theLFShow

This week's commentary comes by way of Jerome Roos, an LSE Fellow in international political economy at the London School of Economics and founding editor of ROAR Magazine. He paints a grim picture of a global finance system that's taken a gamble having sought to solve the problem of too much debt with even more debt. And this precarious pile-up of gambling chips might also point to another, less talked about reason, why President Trump has spent so much time and energy attacking the chairman of the Fed. He knows a crash is coming, and he wants someone to blame. This pile’s going to fall on someone—the question is, on whom? Help us thrive and not just survive, by becoming a member you'll unlock the full transcript of Jerome Roos' interview along with additional audio extras and more. <a href="https://Patreon.com/theLFShow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://Patreon.com/theLFShow</a>

F-Word:  Jerome Roos's Smart Take On The Next Financial Crisis

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