Florida

A week after Hurricane Ian, the waterfront of San Carlos Island, Florida is littered with debris from shrimp boats and a mobile home park.

Is Florida Becoming a Failed State? Is Florida Becoming a Failed State?

Large parts of Florida should be mangrove thickets, prickly swampland, and unforgiving marshy wilderness—for our own survival.

Oct 11, 2022 / CD Davidson-Hiers and Jeff VanderMeer

Let’s Talk About Ron DeSantis’s “Reason” for Kidnapping Migrants

Let’s Talk About Ron DeSantis’s “Reason” for Kidnapping Migrants Let’s Talk About Ron DeSantis’s “Reason” for Kidnapping Migrants

The media has done a poor job of questioning the Florida governor, but the few explanations he's given are shocking.

Sep 26, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Bus of migrants arriving in New York City

The Migrants Sent North Don’t Have a Happy Ending Yet The Migrants Sent North Don’t Have a Happy Ending Yet

The fact that asylum-seekers are being welcomed in the cities they’ve been sent to is good news, but they’ve still got immigration cases to win.

Sep 23, 2022 / Highlights / Gaby Del Valle

Let’s Call DeSantis’s Migrant Stunt What It Is—Kidnapping

Let’s Call DeSantis’s Migrant Stunt What It Is—Kidnapping Let’s Call DeSantis’s Migrant Stunt What It Is—Kidnapping

It’s a crime to dupe somebody and then ship them across state lines—and it’s time to hold GOP governors accountable for doing just that.

Sep 16, 2022 / Elie Mystal

In Choosing a Teacher for His Running Mate, Charlie Crist Walks the Walk

In Choosing a Teacher for His Running Mate, Charlie Crist Walks the Walk In Choosing a Teacher for His Running Mate, Charlie Crist Walks the Walk

And that’s a smart political move in a state where Ron DeSantis’s teacher-bashing needs to be called out.

Sep 6, 2022 / John Nichols

Val Demings’s Abortion Rights Advocacy Just May Sink Marco Rubio

Val Demings’s Abortion Rights Advocacy Just May Sink Marco Rubio Val Demings’s Abortion Rights Advocacy Just May Sink Marco Rubio

Demings has distinguished herself from the incumbent on a range of issues, most notably on abortion rights.

Aug 25, 2022 / John Nichols

A member of the Secret Service is seen in front of the home of former President Donald Trump at Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida on August 9, 2022

The Mar-a-Lago Raid Highlights the DOJ’s Hypocrisy on the Espionage Act The Mar-a-Lago Raid Highlights the DOJ’s Hypocrisy on the Espionage Act

The Espionage Act has long been used to punish whistleblowers. But despite acting against Trump, the Justice Department usually gives a pass to high-ranking officials who disregard...

Aug 19, 2022 / Editorial / Freddy Martinez

New Yorker Chuck Walker (L) dressed as Republican

How the “Brooks Brothers Riot” Set the Stage for Insurrection How the “Brooks Brothers Riot” Set the Stage for Insurrection

The post-election uprising in Miami-Dade County gives the lie to the depiction of the failed Trumpian coup as an isolated event.

Aug 4, 2022 / Chris Lehmann

The Tampa Bay Rays, Pride, and the Perils of Corporate Branding

The Tampa Bay Rays, Pride, and the Perils of Corporate Branding The Tampa Bay Rays, Pride, and the Perils of Corporate Branding

The refusal of five Tampa Bay Rays to wear the Pride flag should raise questions about strategies in the struggle for LGBTQ rights.

Jun 8, 2022 / Edge of Sports / Dave Zirin

Supreme Court abortion ban

Florida’s Abortion Ban Will Obliterate Access in the South Florida’s Abortion Ban Will Obliterate Access in the South

The new ban will create the strictest abortion laws in the history of the state, which has long served as crucial access point for people seeking abortions in the region.

Mar 14, 2022 / Anna Eskamani

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