https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com The Leading Independent News Source in Miami, Florida Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:31:26 +0000 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:31:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Copyright 2025 Miami New Times. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Miami New Times readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Miami New Times. letters@miaminewtimes.com (Miami New Times Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Miami New Times Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/09/MIA_1320x825-100.jpg The Leading Independent News Source in Miami, Florida https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com 144 90 https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/state-of-the-union-i-watched-so-you-didnt-have-to-40527465/ https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40527465 Chelsey https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/state-of-the-union-i-watched-so-you-didnt-have-to-40527465/#respond Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:31:25 -0500 Thirteen months after Donald Trump moved back into the White House, we're in a state of disbelief.]]> https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/state-of-the-union-i-watched-so-you-didnt-have-to-40527465/feed/ 0 Miami New Times https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/miamis-ice-agreement-was-optional-and-its-time-to-end-it-40525239/ https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40525239 Natasha Yee https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/miamis-ice-agreement-was-optional-and-its-time-to-end-it-40525239/#respond Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:15:40 -0500 Miami did not have to sign a 287(g) deal with ICE. Legal clarity and voter backlash make ending it both possible and necessary.]]> https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/miamis-ice-agreement-was-optional-and-its-time-to-end-it-40525239/feed/ 0 Miami New Times https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/florida-book-ban-bills-threaten-schools-and-literary-freedom-40524004/ https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40524004 Natasha Yee https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/florida-book-ban-bills-threaten-schools-and-literary-freedom-40524004/#respond Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:31:00 -0500 New Florida bills would expand book bans and deny students literature’s full context and value.]]> https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/florida-book-ban-bills-threaten-schools-and-literary-freedom-40524004/feed/ 0 Miami New Times https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/standing-with-our-communities-supporting-all-immigrants-40521112/ https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40521112 Chelsey https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/standing-with-our-communities-supporting-all-immigrants-40521112/#respond Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:10:21 -0500 Voice Media Group supports those participating in the nationwide ICE strike, and does not support the current administration’s actions against immigrants. A message from our CEO and editorial director. ]]> https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/standing-with-our-communities-supporting-all-immigrants-40521112/feed/ 0 Miami New Times https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/miami-readers-poke-fun-at-mayors-beef-with-netflix-movie-40520419/ https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40520419 Celia Almeida https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/miami-readers-poke-fun-at-mayors-beef-with-netflix-movie-40520419/#respond Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:50:41 -0500 Opinion & Commentary Some users gave Bryan Calvo the benefit of the doubt, but most said the city has bigger fish to fry than a Netflix movie.]]> https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/miami-readers-poke-fun-at-mayors-beef-with-netflix-movie-40520419/feed/ 0 Miami New Times https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/trump-assassination-trial-shows-flaws-in-self-defense-rights-40518963/ https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40518963 Natasha Yee https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/trump-assassination-trial-shows-flaws-in-self-defense-rights-40518963/#respond Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:30:00 -0500 Some defendants who take on their own defense don’t fare as poorly as one might expect.]]> https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/trump-assassination-trial-shows-flaws-in-self-defense-rights-40518963/feed/ 0 Miami New Times https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/miami-would-sell-an-organ-for-hurricanes-championship-tickets-40517579/ https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40517579 Naomi Feinstein https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/miami-would-sell-an-organ-for-hurricanes-championship-tickets-40517579/#respond Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:07:16 -0500 Opinion & Commentary Canes fans are willing to sell their spleens, livers, and kidneys. ]]> https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/miami-would-sell-an-organ-for-hurricanes-championship-tickets-40517579/feed/ 0 Miami New Times https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/why-the-u-s-seizure-of-venezuelas-maduro-is-unprecedented-40514624/ https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40514624 Natasha Yee https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/why-the-u-s-seizure-of-venezuelas-maduro-is-unprecedented-40514624/#respond Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:26:00 -0500 Though the U.S. has a history of intervention, Maduro's seizure represents a first in modern foreign policy.]]> https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/why-the-u-s-seizure-of-venezuelas-maduro-is-unprecedented-40514624/feed/ 0 Miami New Times https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/dirty-dozen-top-south-florida-scandals-of-2025-40509255/ https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40509255 Tom Finkel https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/dirty-dozen-top-south-florida-scandals-of-2025-40509255/#respond Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:36:31 -0500 Presenting the top 12 Floridians who caused us to cringe most at the sting of guilt by association.]]> https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/dirty-dozen-top-south-florida-scandals-of-2025-40509255/feed/ 0 Miami New Times https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/8-most-miami-headlines-of-2025-40512436/ https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40512436 Naomi Feinstein https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/8-most-miami-headlines-of-2025-40512436/#respond Tue, 30 Dec 2025 13:34:41 -0500 From Casey DeSantis' beef with Bad Bunny to Publix allowing open carry, here are some wild stories we covered in 2025.]]> https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/8-most-miami-headlines-of-2025-40512436/feed/ 0 Miami New Times