News | Human Rights LGBTQ and Immigrant Rights Groups Issue Travel Advisories for Florida Civil rights organizations have warned that any travel to Florida should be approached with “extreme caution.” By Zane McNeill , Truthout April 14, 2023 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights DeSantis Signs Near-Total Abortion Ban Into Law in Dead of Night Abortion rights defenders warn that the six-week ban poses life-and-death risks to Floridians. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams April 14, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Education & Youth US Fascism Is Spreading Under the Guise of “Patriotic Education” Republicans are rallying behind racist pedagogy as an organizing principle. By Henry A. Giroux , Truthout April 10, 2023 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Florida School District Bans Graphic Novel Version of Anne Frank’s Diary The right-wing group that requested the ban plans to seek the removal of around 250 additional titles in the district. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 7, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Florida Senate Bill Would Ban Removal of Confederate Monuments Historians have noted that such monuments were erected as a means of subjugating Black people in the 20th century. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 6, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections GOP Election Bill in Florida Aims to Make It Harder for Gen Z to Vote The bill "came out of nowhere" and passed a committee vote within 24 hours of introduction, one Democratic lawmaker said. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 6, 2023 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Florida Democratic Leaders Arrested While Protesting 6-Week Abortion Ban In addition to attacking bodily autonomy, Republicans are trampling on free speech and assembly rights, one group said. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams April 4, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections DeSantis Signs Permitless Carry Gun Bill Into Law During Nonpublic Ceremony More than 230 Floridians have died due to gun violence since the start of the year. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 4, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor Florida Teachers’ Unions Are Front Line of Resistance Against DeSantis’s Fascism Teachers' unions are in Gov. Ron DeSantis’s crosshairs because they present the strongest threat to his fascist agenda. By Derek Seidman , Truthout April 1, 2023 Truthout
News | Education & Youth FL Students Protest GOP Bill to Eliminate Diversity Programs on State Campuses A recent poll found that 61 percent of Floridians oppose the bill, which is backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. By Chris Walker , Truthout March 29, 2023 Truthout