The Undercurrent

Previously unreported details on AK Gov. Mike Dunleavy + the DigitalBridge investment scandal. He gave legislators the impression he was unaware of the risky private equity deal, but his relationship with the firm appears extensive...

Our latest reporting, in collaboration with The Alaska Current.

Gov. Dunleavy Working with DigitalBridge to Build Data Centers in Alaska - The Alaska Current Alaska’s former revenue commissioner and current gubernatorial candidate, Adam Crum, is under fire from lawmakers for committing up to $75 million of the state’s primary rainy day fund to a risky and opaque private equity venture – during a state fiscal crisis, and on his way out the door. But...

My documentary Gonzo for Democracy not only chronicles my quest to expose election deniers, but delves into the rise of Trump in Factory Towns, the deindustrialized manufacturing communities hit hardest by trade deals like NAFTA. Even more relevant today:

Gonzo for Democracy Follow gonzo journalist Lauren Windsor on her quest across America to expose election deniers and impending threats to democracy ahead of the 2024 election, ...

Hey, fam!

I've been on a quest over the past few years to hold election deniers accountable for January 6 and its aftermath, and to prevent another January 6 from ever happening again. You've seen many of my biggest scoops all over the media, from Tommy Tuberville, John Eastman, Cleta Mitchell, to most recently, Justice Sam Alito and Roger Stone.

In my upcoming documentary Gonzo for Democracy, I will connect all the dots of my past reporting, plus break new scoops, and tell the story of how America came to the brink of losing it all vis a vis the changing political climate in Factory Towns. Those are the manufacturing communities throughout the Rust Belt hardest hit by deindustrialization, and the focus of my nonprofit's Factory Towns research project. My business partner Mike has been leading that work, and this was an incredible synergy between our respective projects.

We scored interviews with Keith Olbermann, Kathy Griffin, George Conway, Reed Galen, Celinda Lake, and Congressmembers Jamie Raskin, Eric Swalwell, Stacey Plaskett, and Jimmy Gomez. In August, I took a trip to the quintessential Factory Towns state, Ohio. In Youngstown and Columbus, we talked to Ohio political heavyweights David Wilhelm, David Pepper, and former Governor Ted Strickland, amongst others.

I just filmed the final narration last night at Lightbox Studio in Annapolis, and we are in crunch time now to get this out before the election. But we need your help to get this project across the finish line. We still have a lot of production and promotional expenses to cover, and any donation you can make will help us make a bigger impact with our new reporting!

If you are able to make a heftier donation and interested in becoming a credited executive producer for the film, please email me for more info.

I'm looking forward to sharing the final product with all of you very soon!

Onward, L

You can make a donation here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/gonzo1

I have major news to drop tomorrow, and I don’t say that lightly. It’s likely the biggest undercover story yet of my career. I'll be on MSNBC with Joy Reid at 7 pm. Please tune in!

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