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If Police or ICE Show Up at Your Polling Place
Many voters have real concerns about potential ICE or other law enforcement at the polls on Election Day.The National Police Accountability Project (NPAP) just released a bilingual (…
Mahmoud El-Yousseph – 2026 Columbus Free Press Reporter of the Year
The Columbus Free Press staff and writers are mostly volunteer. As a small nonprofit independent media outlet, we are dedicated to giving voices to people in our community. Since our…
I Love Data Centers
I was watching television when a beautiful commercial came on about how wonderful data centers in Ohio were. You know?
Those sprawling data centers that consume our water, drive up utility…
Everybody Knows warns that we should Run Like Hell
Dr. Bob Fitrakis and Dan-o Dougan provide commentary on the state of our society and play songs about Hell.
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Additional Articles
Book Review: It’s No Wonder: The Life and Times of Motown’s Legendary Songwriter Sylvia Moy by Margena A. Christian
As a Baby Boomer, I grew up on some of the best rhythm and blues, soul, and funk music produced in the 1960s and 1970s. Motown artists were a huge part of the soundtrack of my teenage and college years. During that time period, perhaps no record…
Donald Trump’s Top 100 Election-Rigging Schemes for 2026, Part I
First of four parts from PROOF on Substack, reprint with permission of author.
A Dozen Ways Donald Trump Is Rigging the Midterms: An Exhaustive Report on a Premeditated Election-Theft Plot(1) Donald Trump and his political…
“Shoot Everyone You See”: 10 IDF Soldiers Describe Gaza to Der Spiegel
Ten Israelis who served in Gaza have told Der Spiegel, one of Germany's leading news magazines, what they witnessed and what they did. Some fought on the ground, others operated drones or selected targets for airstrikes.
The interviews were…
In a Country That Needs Heroes, Here Are a Few Standouts This Election Season
In a play by Bertolt Brecht, the persecuted astronomer Galileo says: “Unhappy the land that needs heroes."
Right now, the United States is unhappy enough to need a lot of heroes – and during this election year, many have emerged. Here are…