Articles

Priorities in the Capital: It Costs Four Times More to Deploy Troops Than to House the Homeless

D.C. spends 4x more deploying troops to clear homeless camps than it would cost to house everyone. Cruel math, crueler priorities.

Economy

Aug 30

There’s sh*t in our water. Here’s the proof—and the path forward.

There’s sh*t in our water—from Fort Myers creeks to the Caloosahatchee & Gulf. Support grassroots clean-water fighters like Cindy Banyai.

Economy

Aug 29

How Mass Deportation Threats Are Fueling Exploitation of Mixed-Status Families

When people live under the threat of deportation, exploitation flourishes. Bosses and landlords know the system is stacked in their favor.

Economy

Aug 25

Raids in the Heart of Florida: Workers Targeted on Their Way Home

What happened last night was not an isolated operation — it was part of a broader pattern of racial profiling

Featured

Aug 14

#ArrestedForHunterGathering: Southwest Florida’s Palmetto Berry Crackdown Is About More Than Plants

In SWFL, palmetto berry season is now a felony crackdown—blurring conservation and immigration enforcement. #ArrestedForHunterGathering

Featured

Aug 1

Alligator Alcatraz: Why an Environmental Pitch Alone Might No Longer Suffice

Scholars of social movements warn that silencing passionate, people-centered stories – to avoid making opponents uncomfortable can backfire.

Featured

Jul 2

Enough is Enough: Floridians Confront FPL’s Corporate Greed at Public Hearing

The people of Florida drew a line in the sand—and they did it right in the heart of Lee County. Dozens of residents, advocates, parents, and elders turned out to the Lee County Civic Center in North Fort Myers for the first of only seven in-district public hearings on Florida Power & Light’s proposed $10 billion rate hike—the largest utility rate increase request in U.S. history.

Featured

May 28

Trump’s Tariff Tsunami: A Bad Bet for American Families

Trump claims these tariffs will bring back jobs and “restore reciprocity,” but economists warn they’re more likely to backfire. The Wharton School’s budget model projects Trump’s 2025 tariff regime will shrink U.S. GDP by about 6% and reduce wages by 5% in the long run (Wharton). Even the 10% universal tariff would raise roughly $5–6 trillion over 10 years, but the cost to a median U.S. household is a projected $22,000 lifetime loss.

Featured

May 7