Laura Colarusso

Editorial and Syndication Coordinator

GlobalPost

Laura Colarusso has been with GlobalPost since January of 2014 and, in that time, has worked in a variety of capacities including as a reporter and on the social media desk. Prior to joining GlobalPost, she worked as a reporter at Newsweek and The Daily Beast where she covered campaign finance and immigration reform. Her work has also appeared in Time, The Boston Globe, the Washington Monthly, Money, PBS NewsHour and New Jersey Monthly Magazine. Colarusso has a master's degree in political journalism from Columbia Journalism School.

When Donald Trump calls immigrants 'illegal,' here's what he's really saying

Just because immigrants to the United States don't have papers doesn't mean they came to the country unlawfully.

When Donald Trump calls immigrants 'illegal,' here's what he's really saying

A lot of the Arctic is engulfed in a ‘river of smoke’ right now. Check out NASA's photos

A lot of the Arctic is engulfed in a ‘river of smoke’ right now. Check out NASA's photos

7 things you should know about the surprising candidate who could be Brazil's next president

7 things you should know about the surprising candidate who could be Brazil's next president

Will the #RubbleBucketChallenge help raise awareness for Gaza?

Will the #RubbleBucketChallenge help raise awareness for Gaza?

Food fight: 4 other times Russia has imposed agriculture bans

Food fight: 4 other times Russia has imposed agriculture bans

Q&A: What's being done about the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa?

Paul Garwood, a spokesman for the World Health Organization, breaks down how the international community can fight the fatal virus.

Q&A: What's being done about the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa?

This is how they got the Costa Concordia — twice the size of the Titanic — back to port

Last time you looked this giant ship was on its side. This is how they got it up and home.

This is how they got the Costa Concordia — twice the size of the Titanic — back to port

8 things you should know about Igor Girkin, the Ukraine separatist leader

He's been called brutal and deranged, and he may have shot down a passenger jet. But did you know he also likes to play dress-up?

8 things you should know about Igor Girkin, the Ukraine separatist leader

To guard against fraud, Indonesians are now crowd-sourcing the vote count for their presidential election

In Indonesia, a contentious presidential campaign has led to accusations of voter fraud and manipulation. So Indonesians are downloading ballots and counting them themselves.

To guard against fraud, Indonesians are now crowd-sourcing the vote count for their presidential election

The US once shot down a commercial airliner too

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 is believed to have been shot down. If that's true, it wouldn't have been the first time. It wouldn't even have been the first one was shot down over Ukraine.

The US once shot down a commercial airliner too

7 things you need to know about Ahmed Chalabi

At one point, he was persona non grata at the US Embassy in Iraq. Now, his name is being floated to be the next Iraqi prime minister.

7 things you need to know about Ahmed Chalabi