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Former FirstEnergy CEO, top executive reindicted on corruption charges in HB 6 bribery case

Two former FirstEnergy executives were reindicted Tuesday on public corruption charges stemming from the House Bill 6 scandal — Ohio’s largest-ever bribery scheme — after a two-month trial ended…

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State of Rights of Nature 2026 Report

After 20 years of controversial and challenging work, the “rights of nature” movement, which aims to extend legal protections to the natural world, finds itself on shaky ground, facing…

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A Candidate Designed for Me

A year and a half ago, I developed a documentary web series with the support of the online magazine Canadian Affairs. The series centered on an immigrant who had, as the logline put…

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June 1, 2026 - 268 Solartopia™ - Grassroots Election Protection, Will We Have A Legitimate Election In 2026, Will AI/Data Centers Kill Us All?

GREEP Zoom # 268 opens with JUDITH EHRLICH and CLAIRE GREENSFELDER introducing us to a wonderful new documentary about DAN ELLSBERG & his legendary activism that changed the world.

We…

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"An Ordinary Insanity”-Documentary premier

Thursday, June 4, 2026 - 08:00pm
this event will be occurring via Zoom

Join us for the online premiere of "An Ordinary Insanity", a new 28-minute documentary featuring renowned whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg. Filmed by Oscar-nominated director Judith Ehrlich one year before his death, Ellsberg provides a powerful wakeup call about the global threat posed by nuclear weapons and how we can greatly reduce the danger of nuclear annihilation. 

The free premiere will include a panel featuring director…

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Why Ohioans Should Question Vivek Ramaswamy’s Fitness for Leadership

As we look toward the future of our state and the values that should guide our representatives, we must hold every political figure to the highest standard of decency and respect. Recently, comments made by Ohio Republican Vivek Ramaswamy have…

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CRINK: Should we be concerned?

What does an alliance between China, Russia, Iran and North Korea mean for the West, especially America and the rest of the world? Is this cabal as Peter Van Praagh, president of the Halifax International Security Forum, believes in cahoots with…

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Pataskala, Ohio Zoning Votes Down Data Center Application

On Wednesday, June 3, 2026, for another time, Pataskala area residents showed up to object to a data center.

The proposed data permit is sought by the "Aligned" company utilizing Bloom Energy gas conversion fuel cells, importing 15…

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In Defense of Palestinian American Writer Najla Said

Americans place a high value on freedom of speech, often considering it more important than other rights. Some American would fight to death to defend their foes right to speak, but not the Zionist lobby, better known as the "Jewish lobby" in…

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