The resetting of priorities will have tragic consequences.
Florida
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Meet the Disaster Capitalists Behind Alligator Alcatraz
Incompetent and militarized ‘emergency response’ is on track to be a trillion-dollar industry by the end of Trump’s second term.
Posted inEducation in America
The Culture War Comes Home to Florida International University
Gov. Ron DeSantis installs another far-right ally to lead one of the state’s top schools as he tightens his control over public universities and colleges.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Is Florida’s Migration Tide Turning?
Young people are leaving the state, and climate change’s impacts on the cost of living are contributing factors.
Posted inTAP
If Republicans Deny Disaster Aid on Political Grounds …
Today on TAP: How will the next Democratic House respond to the inevitable Florida hurricane?
Posted inLaw and Justice
Pam Bondi and the Pay-to-Play Justice System
The entire history of the attorney general nominee reveals a comfort with basing prosecutorial discretion on money, power, and proximity to the president.
Posted inTAP
The Next Financial Crisis: Insurance
Today on TAP: Increasing damage from fires, hurricanes, and floods will destabilize a lightly regulated industry—and spill over into broader financial markets.
Posted inEducation in America
School Violence and Misplaced Faith in Cellphones
Phones don’t stop bullets or fights.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Abortion Dislocations
Seven states passed constitutional amendments protecting abortion this year, but the backlash from anti-abortion forces has only just begun.