Five Reasons Carlos Gimenez Shouldn’t Run for Congress

It is time, once again, to remind Carlos Gimenez that he has not been a good Miami-Dade County mayor. Gimenez, a transactional figure who only seems to stick his neck out for constituents with money and the ability to pull favors for him, is reportedly considering running for Congress in 2020

The City of Miami Is to Blame for Ultra Music Festival’s Departure

What do you picture when you imagine Miami? Even if you’ve lived here and felt the full brunt of the city’s realities — the oppressive summer heat, the preternaturally shitty drivers, and so on — it’s likely you’re charmed by the same romantic notions that have permeated pop culture. Whether…

Don’t Trust Marco Rubio’s “Pro-Worker” Rebrand

Yesterday, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio appeared in the pages of the Atlantic magazine announcing that he, quite suddenly, loves “workers.” The senator, who has been accused of being a metaphysical vehicle through which rich business tycoons launder bad ideas, is now apparently a big fan of labor unions. He thinks the…

Is It Finally Time to Hold Kevin Hart Accountable?

“Women, y’all make me mad, man. I hate the fact that women can’t control your anger. Like, women, y’all need to learn how to put a cap in your anger… Men, we have a cap.” An excerpt from Kevin Hart’s Seriously Funny tour says it all. Popular sets from all four of his standup tours, one of which will hit the American Airlines Arena this Saturday, feature the acclaimed comedian labeling women “bitches” and “crazy.” Hart’s routines from past to present include jokes that normalize derogatory language about women and mock the gender roles in relationships.

Primaries Matter, Florida, So Get Out and Vote

You might think politicians’ bad decisions — the ones that have led to all of those awful news cycles about domestic and international embarrassments, about barbarically retrogressive, unabashedly ignorant policy shifts and 3 a.m. Twitter outbursts — happen at a level far above your head. But they don’t. Decisions are made by those who show up. And right now, it’s time to show up at your local polling place and make sure your opinions count.

A Brief History of Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo’s Craziest Moments

Joe Carollo. Even uttering his name can raise the blood pressure among those who have followed Miami politics since the early ’90s. Miamians tend to shrug off political lunacy, so it takes a special kind of elected official to earn the moniker “Loco Joe.” Remember when a shark rode Metromover in 2009 and most locals simply shrugged and moved on?