https://sweetteaclasswar.com/articlesOne story, traced to the receipt: who profited, what it cost you, and what you can actually do about it.en-usWed, 02 Sep 2026 10:46:51 +0000https://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/lavilla-harlem-of-the-southhttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/lavilla-harlem-of-the-southWed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Jacksonville built the richest Black district in the South, then bulldozed it under a reported $235 million 'renaissance.' Who decided, and who got paid.THE RECORDhttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/florida-executions-2026-fourteen-of-twentyfourhttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/florida-executions-2026-fourteen-of-twentyfourWed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Florida's 14th execution of 2026, on Sept. 1, was the nation's 24th. One governor signs every warrant, eight jurors can condemn, no clemency grant since 1983.THE RECORDhttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/heirs-property-how-families-lose-landhttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/heirs-property-how-families-lose-landTue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Heirs' property is how Black families lose land they legally own — through a tax deed sale or a forced partition. The legal mechanism, and the receipts.THE RECORDhttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/hope-florida-the-eight-hundred-thousand-dollar-dodgehttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/hope-florida-the-eight-hundred-thousand-dollar-dodgeMon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000The Hope Florida grand jury report says $10 million was misappropriated. The line nobody quoted: $800,000 got shaved off so the rest would duck a statute.FOLLOW THE MONEYhttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/you-voted-yourself-a-raise-nobody-came-to-checkhttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/you-voted-yourself-a-raise-nobody-came-to-checkSun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Florida's minimum wage hits $15 on Sept 30. A Cleveland Fed paper puts violations at a record 5% and names Florida a state where they are growing. Receipts.WHO PAYShttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/what-you-cant-buy-on-cash-assistancehttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/what-you-cant-buy-on-cash-assistanceSun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Florida barred cash assistance from buying tattoos, video games and psychics. Its own average is $250 a month, and the payment chart hasn't moved since 1997.WHO PAYShttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/starbucks-boycott-what-the-union-actually-asked-forhttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/starbucks-boycott-what-the-union-actually-asked-forSun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Starbucks Workers United called a boycott on August 25. The ask is $17 an hour, enough hours, staffing, and a first contract nobody has signed since 2021.WHO PAYShttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/who-pays-for-the-data-centerhttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/who-pays-for-the-data-centerWed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Florida's SB 484 says data centers must pay their own full cost. Duke's tariff testing it was heard August 25 and 26. No residential bill-impact number exists.WHO PAYShttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/ten-commandments-four-states-four-outcomeshttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/ten-commandments-four-states-four-outcomesWed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Tennessee all passed Ten Commandments laws. All four are in a different legal posture right now. Here is the map, with receipts.KNOW YOUR ENEMYhttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/new-town-remembrancehttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/new-town-remembranceMon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Three years ago, a gunman murdered three Black people at a Jacksonville Dollar General. Angela Carr, AJ Laguerre, and Jerrald Gallion — say their names.REMEMBRANCEhttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/march-on-washington-jobs-and-freedomhttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/march-on-washington-jobs-and-freedomMon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000The March on Washington was for Jobs and Freedom — and it named a price: a $2-an-hour minimum wage, in 1963. The receipt the 'I have a dream' memory left out.LABOR HISTORYhttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/katrina-who-could-evacuatehttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/katrina-who-could-evacuateMon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Katrina was called an act of God. But who could evacuate New Orleans was a question of who owned a car — decided years before the storm had a name.REMEMBRANCEhttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/jta-budget-hole-who-rides-the-bushttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/jta-budget-hole-who-rides-the-busMon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Jacksonville's Council Auditor says JTA's projected deficit grew $29.5 million in three months. Two of the three biggest holes were budgeting errors.WHO PAYShttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/emmett-till-the-caskethttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/emmett-till-the-casketMon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000On August 28, 1955, Emmett Till was murdered in Mississippi. His mother chose an open casket and made a nation look. The decision, and the receipts.REMEMBRANCEhttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/blair-mountain-labor-uprisinghttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/blair-mountain-labor-uprisingMon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000In 1921, 10,000 armed West Virginia coal miners fought the largest labor uprising in US history — and bombs fell on them from the air. The textbook skips it.LABOR HISTORYhttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/where-political-donations-gohttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/where-political-donations-goSun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Where do political donations actually go? FEC filings show four firms took roughly $600 million from one 2024 campaign — and the consultant fees stay hidden.FOLLOW THE MONEYhttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/trump-library-ten-dollar-deedhttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/trump-library-ten-dollar-deedSun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Florida deeded 2.63 acres by Miami's Freedom Tower to Trump's library foundation. The county appraises it above $67 million. The state's word for it: gift.FOLLOW THE MONEYhttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/the-poverty-taxhttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/the-poverty-taxSun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000The poor pay more for the same things — overdrafts, check-cashing, payday, subprime auto, court fines. Six sourced mechanisms of the poverty tax.WHO PAYShttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/sb-180-who-can-say-nohttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/sb-180-who-can-say-noSun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Florida's SB 180 was sold as hurricane relief. It voids stricter development rules retroactively, and developers are using it to erase votes already taken.THE RECORDhttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/right-to-work-what-it-costs-youhttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/right-to-work-what-it-costs-youSun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000What right to work means, in plain English, and what a right-to-work state actually costs your wages, your taxes, and your wallet. The receipts inside.WHO PAYShttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/project-2025-explainedhttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/project-2025-explainedSun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000What is Project 2025? A plain-English explainer on the 900-page Heritage Foundation plan: what it says, who wrote it, who funds it, and what it costs you.KNOW YOUR ENEMYhttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/ax-handle-saturday-explainedhttps://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/ax-handle-saturday-explainedSun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000On August 27, 1960, a white mob beat Black demonstrators in downtown Jacksonville. Ax Handle Saturday, explained: the people, the receipts, and the record.REMEMBRANCE