News | Politics & Elections DeSantis Booed at Vigil for Victims of Racist Shooting in Jacksonville Many Floridians have condemned Gov. Ron DeSantis's "war on woke" for fomenting racism toward Black people in the state. By Chris Walker , Truthout August 28, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Florida Board of Education Imposes Strict Anti-Trans Bathroom Disciplinary Rules The new rules will require the termination of any employee who twice violates the anti-trans bathroom law. By Chris Walker , Truthout August 25, 2023 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Volunteers Organize to Save Abortion Clinic From Being Fined “Out of Existence” Activists say the financial penalties are part of a targeted attack against one of only two clinics in Orlando, Florida. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams August 21, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Education & Youth I Moved to Florida to Teach Despite Right-Wing Censorship. Here’s Why. I’m confident our union can organize sufficiently to fight back against Gov. Ron DeSantis’s war on public education. By Zachary Levenson , Truthout August 19, 2023 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Arkansas Will Not Recognize AP Black History for Credit, Only European History One critic of the state's action described it as "racism pure and simple." By Chris Walker , Truthout August 15, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Education & Youth Despite Reversing AP Psychology Ban, Some Florida Schools Still Won’t Teach It Florida students continue to struggle with a board of education more interested in political ideology than academics. By Kwolanne Felix , Truthout August 15, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Florida’s 2024 Ballot May Include Abortion Rights, Marijuana Legalization Florida’s Supreme Court has struck down four out of nine citizen initiatives it reviewed over the past five years. By Zane McNeill , Truthout August 2, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections DeSantis’s “Freedom” Is a Force for Domination, Not a Key Form of Empowerment We can’t let Ron DeSantis and the right wing co-opt the idea of freedom to legitimize the injustices they perpetrate. By Henry A. Giroux , Truthout August 1, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health South Florida Ocean Temperature Hits 101.1 Degrees — a Possible World Record 2023 is shaping up to be the fifth consecutive year in which global ocean temperatures reach new highs. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams July 26, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Florida Will Allow Far Right PragerU Materials in Public Schools, Company Says "This is Christian nationalist indoctrination," one critic of the move said. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 25, 2023 Truthout