Robert Crohan/Staff Writer Two years ago, I was excited. Scratch that — I was giddy. Andrew Gillum, a likeable and humble progressive who was running for Florida governor, was riding off anti-Trump sentiment in the sunshine state. He was favored to win and his promises of overdue change in a poor and polluted state excited […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer Last week proved once again that America is still more divided than ever. Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, ran into a heap of trouble when he went on “The Breakfast Club,” a popular radio show among black Millennials. Host Charlamagne tha God pressed Biden on his record with […]
Gustavo Contreras/Staff Writer With the ethnic diversity that makes up Florida’s population, a candidate associating themselves with socialism would cost their party votes. Principally, both Latino and non-Hispanic American voters alike are not in good taste with anything deemed socialist—regardless of policy. Americans are strongly opposed to socialism, and this hatred of the philosophy is […]
Ursula Muñoz Schaefer/Opinion Director On Friday April 18th, hundreds of people took to Jacksonville Beach for some recreational time, putting Florida under further scrutiny for how terribly its leaders have been mishandling the pandemic. This came after Governor Ron DeSantis called for the reopening of the city’s beaches, to the horror of both Floridians living […]
Viharachard Dorval/Staff Writer This past month, my head was spinning as I tuned into the third Democratic debate. Free health care for all? War in Iraq? A $1,000 a month giveaway? As comical as that last bit seems, it really got me thinking about my place as a young voter. In all my teenage and […]
Ashley Verdugo/Staff Writer Although we might see a shift of parties in the House and the Senate, Republicans are the political party that will dominate U.S. politics in the post-Trump period. In his 2 years as president, Trump has already made significant movement on campaign promises. One example would be moving the U.S. embassy in […]
Belen Sassone/ Contributing Writer Recently, Democrat Doug Jones won a highly controversial special-election for Alabama Senator, beating opponent Roy Moore by a very small percentile. Many news outlets have reported that it is very possible that the voters who made that key difference were African-American women. During the campaign trail, practically all of America became […]
Image by DonkeyHotey via Flickr Stephanie Piedrahita | Opinion Director steph.piedrahita@fiusm.com The recent visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has gained the attention of U.S. government officials, but not in the way he had hoped. His motive was to address Congress about Iran and how recent diplomatic talks with the country will not reduce the […]
