Florida

Al’s Loupe Flattening Florida children’s chances for success By Alvaro F. Fernandez alvaro@progresoweekly.com After reading a recent Fred Grimm column in The Miami Herald, I get an…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com Right-wing demagogues by the legions pollute the radio airwaves of hundreds of cities in the United States, but there is only one Rush…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com Just when you thought the words and ideas of the Republican presidential hopefuls could not possibly get any more insane – by attrition, if for…
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By Ashley Lopez From The Florida Independent With the end of this legislative session a mere two weeks away, state lawmakers are no closer to implementing a state health insurance…
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By Rachel Weiner From The Washington Post BuzzFeed broke the story Thursday morning — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), an outspoken Catholic, was for a few short years of his life a Mormon.…
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Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com After almost three years of unilateral concessions to Republicans and very little zeal to mobilize the American people against the outrages of…
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By Alan Farago From Eye on Miami The Hindustan Times reports that the University of Sussex in Great Britain "has announced the creation of a new research center at Sussex…
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Al’s Loupe It’s time to allow the ‘balseros’ to return By Alvaro F. Fernandez alvaro@progresoweekly.com “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Dr. Martin…
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By Fred Grimm From The Miami Herald It would be like building another Margaritaville, right there on the state Capitol grounds. Lobbyists charged their clients $127 million last year to…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com Crumbling schools plagued by leaky pipes, peeling paint, broken-down air-conditioners, ancient buildings, and little cash. No, that’s…
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