Trump Escalates His Assault on the Right to Travel Trump Escalates His Assault on the Right to Travel
Last week, in a blow that hits Cuban Americans particularly hard, the administration canceled all commercial air service to regional Cuban airports.
Nov 1, 2019 / Peter Kornbluh
The Florida GOP’s Assault on Democracy The Florida GOP’s Assault on Democracy
Last fall, voters overwhelmingly passed a referendum giving the vote back to felons who complete their sentences. Now the legislature is trying to block it.
Jun 18, 2019 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
A New Poll Tax Will Suppress Florida’s Voting Reform A New Poll Tax Will Suppress Florida’s Voting Reform
Republicans in Tallahassee are determined to thwart the will of the people.
May 14, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Andrew Gillum Wants the Supreme Court to Be a Central Issue in 2020 Andrew Gillum Wants the Supreme Court to Be a Central Issue in 2020
“We can’t give that ground anymore,” he says.
May 6, 2019 / John Nichols
Who’s Leading the Next Unionization Charge? That’s Right: Florida. Who’s Leading the Next Unionization Charge? That’s Right: Florida.
The Service Employees International Union is poised to represent half of all adjunct faculty in the “right to work” state’s public-school system.
Dec 20, 2018 / StudentNation / Jake Bittle
Democrats Made a Fatal Mistake in the 2000 Florida Recount—and They Are on the Verge of Making It Again Democrats Made a Fatal Mistake in the 2000 Florida Recount—and They Are on the Verge of Making It Again
Trusting in lawyers—instead of protesters—didn’t work out so well then.
Nov 16, 2018 / Jane McAlevey
Donald Trump Is Attacking the Florida Recounts Because He Hates Democracy Donald Trump Is Attacking the Florida Recounts Because He Hates Democracy
The president is lying about “election theft” in Florida as part of a calculated strategy to shut down an essential part of the election process.
Nov 12, 2018 / John Nichols
The Kavanaugh Hearings Have Been an Outrage From the Beginning The Kavanaugh Hearings Have Been an Outrage From the Beginning
John Nichols on the hearings, plus Sasha Abramsky on voting rights in Florida, and Bryce Covert on Universal Basic Income.
Sep 27, 2018 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Florida Just Won a Historic Voting-Rights Victory Florida Just Won a Historic Voting-Rights Victory
Now, with the passage of Amendment Four, more than a million ex-felons—nearly 10 percent of the state’s population—will be able to vote.
Sep 18, 2018 / Sasha Abramsky
Andrew Gillum’s Upset Reveals a Winning New Progressive Strategy Andrew Gillum’s Upset Reveals a Winning New Progressive Strategy
The results of Florida’s gubernatorial primary should serve as a lesson for the Democratic establishment.
Aug 29, 2018 / Andrea Cristina Mercado