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Patriotism Has Value
Traveling around the world, there’s no question that Trump has made it harder to be American. There has always been a fair amount of explaining involved, but there’s no way to rationalize the…
Shooting from the Lipp - 4th of July not good news
The 250th bloodyversary brings few surprises, all bad. Between white supremes and supreme right justices, we can’t tell bait…
Is America Truly Becoming a “Zionocracy?”
The country that once was the United States of America is now, in its 250th year, led by a president whose ignorance of history and policy is so profound that almost anything goes, including the…
On July 4th, remember the lives touched by America's action abroad
As we celebrate July 4th and America’s 250th, let’s hold space for the lives around the world who have been touched by America’s military actions abroad. Such as in Palestine, Iran, Syria,…
Action Alerts
The U.S. Congress has always given dramatically larger subsidies to fossil fuels than to solar or wind. Yet, just now, in the middle of a heat wave, with renewables having just become the world's largest source of electricity, not to mention the most affordable, the Energy Secretary has announced an end to all subsidies for solar and wind and the removal of energy efficiency rules for home appliances, risking disastrous power outages.
Congress could make this country a leader in renewable energy in a short period of time for a fraction of what it spends on…
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When the Earth Speaks
“When the Earth Speaks” was the title last month of the world premiere of a production in which highly effective photos synchronized with extraordinary music performed by a talented string quartet from the Yale School of Music brought home the…
Update on The Ohio Coalition for Police Accountability and Transparency
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This is where we are at with my Federal civil rights litigation. We are reaching out to provide a transparent update on the status of our federal civil rights litigation, Cynthia Brown v…
Columbus hosts two-time Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ira Helfand
Humankind is the closest we have ever been to nuclear catastrophe. The Doomsday Clock symbolizes how close humans are to destroying our planet. As of January this year the Doomsday Clock, set by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Science…
From Independence to Interdependence
As Americans and people of other former colonies recognize, there’s a great deal to be said for national independence.
But, at times, we might also wonder: is it sufficient?
Until recently in human history, imperialism was widespread…