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  Not Sure How to Vote? Women's Movement Has Your Midterm Election Cheat Sheet

  November 6 at 9 a.m.

  As a young Latina living in Miami, I am fortunate to blend right in. I move through my city without feeling terribly different from those around me. This, I recognize, is an immense privilege. I am blessed to have been born in this tiny, colorfully diverse pocket within the...

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  Miami’s Teachers Don’t Just Deserve Higher Pay – They Need It

  October 29 at 8 a.m.

  Teachers will get a raise if MIami-Dade voters approve a referendum that would allow the county to raise $232 million a year through an increase in property taxes over the next four years.

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  Let Disenfranchised Floridians Vote After Paying Their Debt to Society

  October 25 at 8 a.m.

  Florida is one of three states that permanently strips you of the right to vote if you're convicted of a felony. But if you’ve served your sentence, should you be barred from the ballot box for the rest of your life? If you made a mistake or an error in judgment and paid for it, should you forfeit your say in what happens in your city or state or country forever? The answer is no. Which is why you should vote yes on Amendment 4.

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  Vote No on Miami Beach's Looney $439 Million Bond

  October 22 at 8:30 a.m.

  Early voting begins today, and the City of Miami Beach wants us all to vote for another general obligation bond — a loan proposed by elected officials that uses funds for various capital improvement projects. It’s voted on by residents and paid for, over time, by raising property taxes.

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  Is It Finally Time to Hold Kevin Hart Accountable?

  October 11 at 8 a.m.

  "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.

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  It's 2018 — Why Are We Still Blaming the Victim?

  September 24 at 3:17 p.m.

  In the '60s, the psychologist Melvin Lerner introduced us to the idea of the just-world phenomenon. It’s the idea that when faced with feelings of helplessness, especially about a scary situation, our instinct is to blame the victim for being in the situation. Blaming the victim gives us a (false) sense of safety.