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After Jesse Jackson Jr. Warns "Don’t Hijack My Dad’s Legacy," False Endorsement is Claimed by Candidate

Martha Rosenberg

At a press conference after the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s death on February 17 at the age of  84, his son, Jesse Jackson Jr., …

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How the Modeling Industry Built the Epstein Pipeline

Dissent in Bloom

Let me walk you through something.

If you wanted to build a system to exploit young women and make it basically invisible, you’d design something that looked exactly like the New…

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No Time for Losers: Why the War Meant to Save Israel May Destroy It

Ramzy Baroud

When Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu launched their military aggression against Iran on February 28, they appeared convinced that the war would be swift. Netanyahu reportedly assured…

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February Columbus Homeless Deaths

Glen Tuomaala

Columbus City Council and your Mayor continue to work to maintain the 2026 title as most homeless deaths for any city…

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TESTIMONY NEEDED on several Ohio bills this week
Rachel Coyle

Ohio Statehouse Republicans have clearly learned a few tricks from Donald Trump, including the value of creating chaos.

They’ve scheduled committee hearings on dozens of important bills in the same two-day span this week.

Several of the committees that are accepting public testimony have been scheduled for Tuesday, meaning testimony is due Monday.

Do you have time to write a short testimony (or two) today?…

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A Poisoned Politics Poisons People: All Three Branches Move to Shield Bayer/Monsanto from Liability Amid One of the Largest Cancer Litigations in American History

Elizabeth Kucinich

Healthy soil, water, and ecosystems are the foundation of human life. The health of creation gives rise to the health of life.

Powerful outside interests are using America’s treasury and public policy to advance profit-driven agendas while…

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My Enemies Are Not In Iran

Caitlin Johnstone

My enemies are not in Iran. My enemies are in Washington and Tel Aviv. In London and Canberra.

My enemies are the western oligarchs and empire managers who are poisoning my society and making everything awful while slaughtering human beings…

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Let's Be Honest. American Soldiers Aren't Dying for America. They Are Dying for Israel and Israel Alone. And We All Know It.

Shaun King

A few minutes ago I saw the announcement that US Army Sergeant Benjamin Pennington, of my home state of Kentucky, was killed this past week. And I am not here to speak ill of this man. I don’t know him. I am not even clear on…

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From Gaza to Iran: How Washington Became Netanyahu’s War Partner

Nader Rahimi

As the Trump–Netanyahu war against Iran drags into its third week, Americans are still asking the simplest question: why this war at all? What strategic objective justifies it? What national interest demands it? The administration has…

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