Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Andrew Jackson steals Florida for the USA – Overview
In the overview podcast of our new series we discuss the period between the 1780’s and the 1820’s and why the US was so hell-bent on acquiring Florida. This podcast presents an overview of the topic and we will dive into specific subtopics beginning next week with the Louisiana Purchase and its impact on Florida. […]
Government in the Sunshine is dying thanks to GOP rule of the state
Florida’s GOP run legislature has slowly but surely undone the progressive legacy of the 1970’s- an era when government in the sunshine made Florida the most open and transparent place in the western world in terms of government accountability. This session, the Legislature passed SB 7050 which allows state candidates and officeholders to hide who […]
Mehdi Hasan: Bursting the DeSantis right-wing media bubble
Not often do national media personalities pick up on the themes we constantly talk about on this site and our twitter feed related to Governor DeSantis – his right-wing media ecosystem bubble and his unwillingness to engage traditional, mainstream media. Again this is MUCH worse than how Donald Trump handles the media or exists in […]
Explaining DeSantis fealty to the Insurance Industry
Escalating Property Insurance rates and cost-of-living are the two biggest challenge Floridians face currently (I’d argue the biggest challenge Florida as a state faces is around water resources and Climate Change). This past legislative session, we’ve seen every performative social issue imaginable addressed by a right-wing legislature, while the real issues were ignored. As we […]
The Florida Squeeze 