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W.E.B. DuBois: Rebel with a Cause

Appropriated from the 1955 cult classic titled Rebel Without a Cause starring  bad boy James Dean and Natalie Wood, Rita Coburn’s 2026 documentary of W.E.B. DuBois: Rebel with a…

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Is Trump Fit to Nuke the World?

If nothing else, Donald Trump pushes the nation’s – the world’s – thought process beyond anything that feels normal and comfortable. Consider the “MADness” of the last eight decades: You know, how…

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Solar News This Week - May 24, 2026

U.S. energy storage sector hits record numbers in first quarter of 2026

The battery storage sector is having a record year, with installations up 32 percent in the first…

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Settler Violence Has to Stop on the West Bank

Perhaps it is too much to hope, but maybe we’ve hit an inflection point over state sponsored attacks by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. There are signs Israeli elites are sending a message to…

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Action Alerts

People Powered - How Ballot Initiatives Bring Change

Wednesday May 27 at 7:00 PM 
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Learn what ballot initiatives are, how they’re critical to our democracy, and why they're being threatened. We’ll be joined by our friends from Ohio Ballot Protection and other coalition partners who have common sense petitions currently in circulation to move us toward the Ohio we want to become. 

Learn more about the following petitions: Equal Rights, Right to Marry, Banning Mega Data Centers, and Qualified Immunity. 

RSVP: https://go.redwine.blue/4wg

To see more Central Ohio activist events check out our Activist Calendar

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They built a Walmart in Ohio on top of a toxic plume, and it's still there!

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An Ohio EPA inspection of the former Parker Hannifin contamination site in Waverly has found that the facility’s groundwater pump and treat system has been shut down for two years, that trichloroethylene…

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The Fourth Estate: Demanding constitutional accountability

The recent announcement by the Department of Justice regarding a $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" is not merely a policy decision; it is a profound affront to the American taxpayer and a dangerous distortion of the rule of law. We are…

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Freed Hostage Maju Brunette Receives Hero’s Welcome at Columbus Airport

Maju Brunette was met by several dozen supporters carrying flowers, balloons, and signs as she arrived at Columbus International Airport. She thanked the crowd and told them:“I am free now, but do not forget about the 10,000 other Palestinian…

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America’s Suez Moment in the Middle East

While many observers and critics describe the current confrontation between the United States, Israel, and Iran as a quagmire, stalemate, or even a “new Vietnam” for the United States, the crisis may be better understood through a…

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