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The Trump administration is a regime of troubled children. In 1949, the German historian and political philosopher Hannah Arendt visited Europe for the first time since fleeing to America during the war. A year later, she wrote an analysis of what she called “the aftermath of Nazi rule.” She found the Old World lacking in civic maturity and commitment compared with her new home, the then-booming United States, noting that “the peoples of Western Europe have developed the hab

'I've got bruises all over my body,' the Rev. Michael Woolf, who was thrown to the ground and arrested by police, told Religious News Services. In video recorded on Friday (Nov. 14) outside the embattled U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois, the Rev. Michael Woolf stands alongside fellow protesters, fiddling awkwardly with his backpack as faith leaders and other protesters chant slogans at a line of police officers. A moment later, one offi

We have been sending letters and emails. We have been writing letters to the editor. We have been making phone calls. We have taken to the streets. We have been resisting with our wallets. In all these ways, we have been having an impact. And, now this past Tuesday, we showed our ultimate power - the vote! We didn't just squeak by - we had wins by tremendous margins! These wins were from state governorships to city councils, from state supreme court justices to knocking down

Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried released the following statement after the House vote to reopen the government: “After weeks of Republican chaos, the longest government shutdown in U.S. history is finally over, but working families are still paying the price. This short-term deal isn’t a win for Americans; it’s just a stopgap. Without an extension of the Affordable Care Act subsidies, millions of Americans will see their premiums double, forcing many to lose their

Trump calls on Senate GOP to eliminate filibuster, reopen government and pass sweeping agenda Following a swath of Democratic victories across the country Tuesday night, Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin said staying focused on affordability helped party candidates win. “But as much as people want to focus on the differences within the Democratic Party — of course we have conservative Democrats, centrists, progressives, and leftists — the reality is there was a

Baseball has always been a great cauldron of American vernacular speech. One relatively new expression has caught my attention: “Wear it.” Like when a 99-mph fastball hits a batter’s shoulder or thigh or foot. “Yah, I’ll wear it.” As in, this is part of the game. Sure, it hurts, but it is the price I pay for being here. It is time for the Republicans to wear their childishly named One Big Beautiful Bill Act. And speaking of bills, they are coming due. Americans are just findi

The government shutdown is over, and Democrats have failed to obtain an extension of subsidies for plans under the Affordable Care Act . That means premiums will skyrocket for the tens of millions of Americans who get their insurance through the ACA marketplaces. While Democrats look for other ways to save the subsidies, though, the party also needs to lay the groundwork for a bigger fix to America’s broken health care system. It’s been a decade and a half since President B

CRAWFORDVILLE — Florida became the first state to adopt The Phoenix Declaration, a product of The Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank that formulated the Project 2025 plan for Donald Trump’s second term. During a state Board of Education meeting Thursday in Wakulla County, members unanimously supported the declaration, which has been individually endorsed by board Chair Ryan Petty and University of West Florida interim president and former education commissioner

South Florida will feel some of the most intense reverberations if Congress allows the extra insurance subsidies it approved during the pandemic to expire. An insurance sales office in Miami-Dade County, where more than 30 percent of residents are enrolled in Obamacare plans. If the extra subsidies that help Americans pay for Obamacare insurance plans expire at the end of the year as expected, the most intense reverberations will be felt in South Florida, the country’s top

Lessons from a Democrat who won in a Republican state New York Times | October 20, 2025 Opinion | Three Words to Help Democrats Win (YouTube) Transcript: Ruben Gallego is a Democratic senator from Arizona. Last year, he won his election there, even as Donald Trump was also winning the state. Gallego has a sharp view about where Democrats have gone wrong. You’ve been talking about this term Latinx. It’s something that’s used largely by white liberals and small number of Latino

During the lead up to the November election, I manned a democratic party information booth at a Venice area polling place, informally keeping track of drivers who either honked and gave a thumbs up, or honked so I’d be looking their way when they flipped me off or hurled invectives. While my survey was anecdotal and unscientific, it was clear Trump supporters outnumbered Harris voters 60/40. Trump’s win was no surprise. Fast forward to the October 18th No Kings protest. As I

He’s already rebuked immigration crackdowns and blasted the “logic of exclusion” fueling rising nationalism. Now, as the youngest pope in 35 years, Leo is poised to help defeat Trumpism for good. Today we turn to what Pope Leo XIV has already done — and what he can do next — to defend human dignity against the new authoritarian currents in our world. In yesterday’s essay, we saw how Pope St. John Paul II’s courageous, decade-long stand helped bring down Soviet Communism. Pope

All individuals in the United States have rights, regardless of immigration status. The following information can help you protect yourself and your family and defend your rights. 1. Create a safety plan Identify your emergency contacts and memorize their phone numbers. Provide your child’s school or day care with an emergency contact to pick up your child. Provide authorization in writing for your emergency contact to make medical and legal decisions for your child. Tell yo

Most U.S. adults are worried about health care becoming more expensive, according to a new AP-NORC poll, as they make decisions about next year’s health coverage and a government shutdown keeps future health costs in limbo for millions. About 6 in 10 Americans are “extremely” or “very” concerned about their health costs going up in the next year, the survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds — a worry that extends across age groups and inc

The shift could spell trouble for Republicans looking to cement support with this group in future elections. President Donald Trump’s favorability has fallen among Hispanic adults since the beginning of the year, a new AP-NORC poll shows, a potential warning sign from a key constituency that helped secure his victory in the 2024 election. The October survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 25% of Hispanic adults have a “somewhat”

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They keep saying Donald Trump is “America First.” And I want to know why. Because in this America, the one here on planet Earth, everything’s on fire except his damn ego. Groceries are up 0.6 percent this month. Up 2.7 percent since last year. Meat, poultry, fish, and eggs are up 5.6 percent. Beef is up almost 14 percent and now at its highest price in American history. Ground beef is $6.63 a pound, up 13 percent. Chicken is $2.08 a pound, up 4 percent. Fresh vegetables are u

Wall Street is hot. Floridians are not. Moneywise, WalletHub, Forbes, and Yahoo Finance reported recently that Florida is the second most distressed state in the union in terms of its residents’ debt obligations. The state saw a 23% increase in the share of people with distressed bank accounts between 2024 and 2025, the data show. In addition, Florida holds the sixth-highest overall share of people with accounts in distress, at 7.3%. “Measuring the share of residents in fina

After sixty years in and around politics, I’ve developed a sixth sense. And my sixth sense tells me the tide is now turning on Trump. You see, there’s a sleeping giant in America who always remains asleep until some venality becomes so noxious, some action so disrespectful of the common good, some brutality so noisy, that it has no choice but to awaken and roar, “WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?” Maybe I’m being too optimistic, but I’ve seen a lot. I know the signs. America’s