Trump vs. DeSantis Death Match? Bring It On! Trump vs. DeSantis Death Match? Bring It On!
While the Florida governor crusades against “woke capitalism” and mulls a run for president, Trump promises to “handle that the way I handle things.” I can’t wait.
Jan 19, 2023 / Joan Walsh
Florida Man Calls the Thought Police Florida Man Calls the Thought Police
Governor Ron DeSantis’s attacks on race scholarship could have terrifying long-term impacts on policy, economics, and the law.
Jan 11, 2023 / Victor Ray
Desmond Meade on Why Love Is “the Most Powerful Word in the Universe” Desmond Meade on Why Love Is “the Most Powerful Word in the Universe”
The executive director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition was homeless, addicted to crack, and suicidal. Now, he has met the president, been one of Time magazine’s 100 mos...
Nov 24, 2022 / Q&A / Karlos K. Hill
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
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
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 / 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
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
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
Demings has distinguished herself from the incumbent on a range of issues, most notably on abortion rights.
Aug 25, 2022 / John Nichols
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 / Freddy Martinez