In a blog post on The Daily Beast, blogger David Freedlander writes a long blog post that essentially works out as a long session of concern trolling on behalf of the progressive Netroots, “Netroots Bloggers Mark 10th Birthday in Decline … Read More
If you haven’t heard already, Curtis Miller, an occupier staying at camp, passed away in his tent. He had been feeling sick recently, and it seems to have been more serious than anyone realized. He was diabetic, and like millions … Read More
Those of us at FPC and at other Florida blogs have been arguing for years that more money needs to be poured into progressive infrastructure in the state and beyond. And it’s good to see some movement in that direction, … Read More
With Florida Democrats seemingly having trouble recruiting enough candidates for legislative and congressional races, it’s good to see that the next generation of leaders is stepping up and running for office. We need to greatly expand the number of candidates … Read More
(Cross-posted at Examiner.com) In delivering his 2012 Florida State Of The State address, Governor Rick Scott kept pitching for less taxes and regulations. He said the best thing government can do to help millions of still struggling Floridians is to … Read More
I wish I could be as optimistic in this post as I was with the post on the state of the progressive movement. Progressive blogging at the state level (in all states, it seems), has been going through growing pains … Read More
I started getting a little involved in politics in the state of Florida around 2002, getting my toes wet both writing about things and participating in some events here and there. I volunteered for my first campaign in 2004 and … Read More
From Nadine Smith: As 2011 comes to an end, we wanted to celebrate how together we have changed Florida in the past year. Check out these exciting highlights. Recognition for our families – DP policies now reach 1 in 3 … Read More
From Susannah Randolph: Let’s face it… it’s been a whirlwind first year of progressive activism for Florida Watch Action! What started as an idea to protect out state from the job-killing policies of Pink Slip Rick has turned into a … Read More
From their latest e-mail: This was supposed to be a terrible year for progressives, but it wasn’t. Rick Scott was inaugurated Governor in January along with huge, extreme right wing majorities in the Legislature. We were told to sit down … Read More
Seems like an obvious choice.
Last week Florida Watch Action held a press conference at the capitol outside the cabinet room where Gov. Rick Scott was unveiling his new budget proposal. Celebrating the governor’s recent birthday, FWA attempted to give Scott a cake and a … Read More
Originally posted at Crooks and Liars Jason Cherkis and Sara Kenigsberg at Huffington Post have launched a brilliant new series, Occupy Y’all Street, that takes a look at Southern Occupy cities that are not being covered much by the mainstream … Read More
It’s good to see progressive organizations in Florida supporting the Occupy movement. Many of us engaged in activism in the state in recent years have been, for years, talking about the same issues Occupy is talking about: You can’t evict … Read More
If you are reading this, there is a real good chance you’re on Alan Grayson’s e-mail list. If so, you’ve been inundated in the last day or so with e-mails from all kinds of people asking you to give Grayson … Read More
Originally posted at Crooks and Liars The video above is being touted by right-wing bloggers as “proof” that ACORN, SEIU and other groups are a shadowy socialist conspiracy behind the Occupy Wall Street movement. They do this by putting unsourced … Read More
From progressive Tallahassee Democrat, Tabitha Frazier: The story of Jon Ausman and the Florida Democratic Party is a complex one and one that defines the sometimes unfortunate nature of our current political structure. The political system is how things get … Read More
From Progress Florida: Across Florida, concerned citizens gathered on November 1st, one year from Election Day 2012, to mobilize the state’s middle class to fight back against Rick Scott’s extremist anti-middle class agenda and return middle class values and priorities … Read More
FPC blogger Larry Thorson passes along this video of action by Awake the State Miami, Occupy Miami and others…
What I learn from this video is that I need a new blazer.
The crowd wasn’t as big as I’d have liked, but beyond that I’m very happy with the first political rally I’ve ever organized. I’ll have more detailed thoughts on the whole thing another day, but for now I’d say that … Read More
Been away from the blog for most of the last few days working on Awake the State’s event at the capitol for tomorrow. Here’s our line-up as of 9:30 Monday night… Confirmed speakers: Sen. Nan Rich Rep. Franklin Sands Rep. … Read More
With more than 500 votes cast over two rounds, we had incredibly close voting this year. Without further ado, here are the winners… 1. Best National Blog: Blogs written by Floridians that covers primarily national politics. Winner: Saint Petersblog with … Read More
(Cross-posted at Examiner.com) Next Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 – just about one year before the Big Election – is a day for Florida’s Middle Class to begin mounting a major comeback. There’s a surplus by now of indisputable facts, figures, … Read More
Every year, I try to do a better job of covering the legislature when it is in session, but as it often works out, I have to find other jobs and can’t get up to the legislature much or at … Read More
