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Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense

Exactly sixty years ago, 24-year-old Huey P. Newton and 29-year-old Bobby Seale, two college students, formed the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in Oakland, California in response to…

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Paxton-Trump Gun-toting War on Mail-in Ballots

Rodney Ellis forged 750,000 ballots in an attempt to steal the election away from Donald Trump — or so say the MAGA-nauts.

Ellis supposedly did this dastardly deed all while…

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A President’s Words Can Set a Nation on Fire

President Donald Trump delivered a bizarre speech at a campaign event in Tennessee on October 10, 2026, in which he reportedly chanted, “We will kill everyone,” referring to the Iranian people,…

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Action Alerts

Data Center Gas Plants Testimony and Commenting Workshop

Thursday, October 15, 7:00 PM and Thursday, October 22, 4:30 PM, 2026
Registration for the zoom here.
October 22 meeting in-person - New Albany Branch Library, 200 Market St., New Albany, OH 43054. 

Ohio is adding new utility scale gas…

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Vote NO on Ohio Issue 3!

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Near the bottom of the ballot this year, Ohioans will see State Issue 3.

Politicians claim Issue 3 will “protect our elections” by requiring photo ID to vote.

But here’s the truth:…

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Sigo Aquí En Columbus

Identity, Faith, and Education

My Puerto Rican, Boricua, and Nuyorican—or New York Rican—identities are all part of what makes me a Hispanic American woman. I come from a blend of three cultural traditions shaped further by the American culture.…

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Kimberly Guilfoyle: One Bad Apple—or a Rotten System?

The White House has reportedly asked Kimberly Guilfoyle, U.S. Ambassador to Greece, to resign following allegations concerning her conduct. Guilfoyle has denied wrongdoing, and the allegations deserve a fair and thorough examination.

But…

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