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The Year Ahead: Swamp or Sunshine? Florida’s choices
This year Florida voters will face choices that will determine how they live their lives as well as the direction and destiny of their state—even more so than in “normal” election years.
At the top of the list will be the race for governor.
Then there is election of a senator. The current senator, Sen. Ashley Moody (R-Fla.), is running in her own right after being appointed in January by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to fill in the unexpired term of Marco Rubio, who was appoint
3 days ago
“It Felt Like a War Zone”: Immokalee and LaBelle Survive One of the Worst ICE Crackdowns in Recent Florida History
Yesterday, residents across Immokalee and LaBelle awoke to a scene that many described as a war zone. Before sunrise, helicopters circled low, tactical vehicles poured into rural neighborhoods, and multiple agencies formed roadblocks, checkpoints, and interception points along the paths farmworkers use every morning. The information in this report comes directly from people who were physically present during the raids — farmworkers, mothers, neighbors, and bystanders who were
Nov 13, 2025
Maduro’s Foe, Migrants’ Enemy: Trump’s Hypocrisy on Venezuela
Trump’s blistering rhetoric on Venezuela masks humanitarian neglect: tough talk on Maduro, but refugees bear the cost.
Nov 7, 2025
Work Keeps Us Busy. Food Stamps Keep Us Going: Why Florida’s largest employers and low-wage jobs rely on SNAP
In Florida and across the U.S., millions of full- and part-time workers at major companies need the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) just to feed their families. But public policy and corporate pay practices are rarely acknowledged.
In 2024 more than 41.7 million Americans—roughly 12.3% of the U.S. population—relied on SNAP to put food on the table. In Florida, the number hovered around 3 million–nearly 12.7–13% of Floridians. These aren’t mostly unemployed
Nov 4, 2025
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