Florida voters gather at Netroots Nation to unite the vote
I’m at Netroots Nation along with hundreds of political activists who are passionate about creating stronger communities for all. I took this opportunity to ask my fellow activists from Florida…
Florida voters share concerns on the future of the Supreme Court
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy recently announced that he will be retiring from the U.S. Supreme Court, the highest tribunal in the nation that rules on equal justice under law and…
Alabama Is The Perfect Test Case For Empowering Black And Brown Voters
Democrat Doug Jones managed to accomplish last week what conventional wisdom thought impossible when he defeated the GOP candidate Roy Moore, an alleged pedophile and bigot, to become the next…
Florida Special Election Shows Voters Reject Trump’s Politics Of Hate
In April, state Senator Frank Artiles resigned from his seat in Florida’s recently redistricted Senate District 40, after directing racist remarks against fellow lawmakers in a drunken tirade. This was…
Trump Voters and I Have One Thing in Common: We’re Scared of Losing Medicaid
I recently read about a county in Kentucky that is typical of the kinds of depressed white communities that have dominated the news since Trump’s election. Owsley County is 83…
Anti-LGBTQ Attacks and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Sessions
Just as Florida has been ground zero for some of the most hateful rhetoric and policies, it can be ground zero to show the country what the movement to fight for all of our communities looks like.
The Declining Mental Health of the Sandwich Generation
Millions of Americans provide unpaid labor to both their parents and their kids with no support — and are paying the cost with their health. Voters agree lawmakers must act.
Singing His Way to Freedom: Remembering Civil Rights Leader Hollis Watkins
Watkins left behind a legacy of service, organizing, and civil disobedience for racial and economic justice.
As Glenn Youngkin Tries to Erase American History, Students Like Me Are Fighting Back
We can’t let conservatives attack our right to a full education. I’m organizing my friends to get involved, and you should, too.
As A Floridian On The Frontlines of DeSantis’ Anti-Queer Crusade, This Is What I Want People To Know
The attack on LGBTQ+ rights and the disenfranchisement of our people in Florida should be a warning to the rest of the country.