By PAUL BLYTHE Two events of the last week should serve as a red-flag warning of how badly out-of-touch Gov. Ron DeSantis and his...

By Paul Blythe We at the North County Democratic Club call it Pancakes and Politics but, as one guest said, this year’s version was more...

By Paul Blythe Thanks to President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress, Florida residents were in line to benefit this year from programs...

By Paul Blythe The threat that Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis pose to democracy in the United States is real and becoming starker by the...

Speakers Dr. Deanna Albert, Scott Hottenstein and Stephanie Vanos By Paul Blythe This spring, Florida’s Republican-controlled government...

By Paul Blythe Whether you liken it to fascism or McCarthyism or something in-between, the pernicious use of governmental power to...

By Paul Blythe Book banning in schools was more widespread in Florida than any other state in the nation in the first semester of the...

WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SCHOOL VOUCHERS IN 2023 and other legislation affecting YOUR CHILD’S education

By Paul Blythe The third civil rights group in less than a month has issued or called for a travel advisory warning its constituency to...

By Paul Blythe The first week of March is always crazy time in Florida -- as sure as the pollen season is to make your eyes water and set...

An example of a book banned in Florida is The Bluest Eye, a Nobel Prize-winning novel by Toni Morrison, pulled from Pinellas County...

An information table about efforts to amend a law that imposes life sentences on repeat offenders will no longer be allowed in the...

We support the Florida College Democrats and Dream Defenders in their "Stand for Freedom" walkout scheduled noon on Thursday, Feb. 23, at...

If you have any doubts about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ authoritarian bent, consider his development of right-wing propaganda networks to...

Photo by Danielle J. Brown/Florida Phoenix In a Feb. 1 Facebook post lamenting the anti-education actions of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis --...

In a comprehensive article perfectly headlined, "Whiplash," Tallahassee Democrat reporter Kathryn Varn details how a Florida University...

With the regular annual session of the Florida Legislature set to start in just a month, why in the world – you might be asking yourself...

Making Tampa an early stop on his national, post-State-of-the-Union speaking blitz signals President Joe Biden does not believe Florida...

By Paul Blythe It would be hard to miss Ron DeSantis’ imperial ambitions, but if you hadn’t noticed, his Trump-like presentation...