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The threat of private equity in Columbus

The email below was sent at 8am on Friday, Oct 16:

Oct 16, 2026

Dear Mercedes and Ciera:

It's been months since Council Ross first became aware of the threat of private equity…

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Bob and Dan playing guitars

More guitar solos on Everybody Knows

Dr. Bob Fitrakis and Dan-o Dougan continue with Part 2 of their favorite and most influential guitar solos.

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Are the United States and Israel in Decline-and-Fall Mode?

Speculation is growing over the sustainability of the United States’ model of global dominance which emerged as Washington ended the Second World War as plausibly the sole superpower. That role…

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When a Daughter Goes Missing: A Father's and Mother's Fear

When a daughter goes missing, the world can suddenly become a frightening place for her parents. Every passing hour brings uncertainty, worry, and the desperate hope that she will return home…

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“Spirit of the ‘60’s Coffeehouse”
Concert Celebrates 1960’s Activism, Music, & Memories

Civil rights sit-ins.  Bell-bottoms. Anti-war marches.  Student Power.  Afros.  Mini-skirts.  Hippies.  Riots. Space flights. Political assassinations. The generation gap.

Those hallmarks of the turbulent 1960’s will be rekindled Friday October 16 at this year’s annual “Spirit of the ‘60’s Coffeehouse”:

Bill Cohen and friends will lead a candlelit, musical, year-by-year journey through the era, with live and familiar 1960’s folksongs…

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To see more Central Ohio activist events check out our Activist Calendar

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What Does the Green Party’s Historic Anti-Zionist Motion Mean for Palestine?

The Green Party has put the conversation back on track: the problem is not the lack of creative solutions to the Israeli occupation of Palestine. The problem is Zionism itself.

To appreciate the significance of Motion…

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Beans For Treason

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Holtec’s Fiasco at Michigan's Palisades Nuke Demands Immediate Open Public Hearings

On the southeastern shore of Lake Michigan, an extremely hot, intensely radioactive 1,000-pound nuclear fuel assembly sits somewhere under specially treated water inside the Palisades nuclear power plant. That assembly has “tilted from its…

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Harvey, Mimi, Myla

2026 Mid-Terms On The Brink Of Election Protection & The Palisades Nuke On The Brink Of Total Fiasco

We start GREEP #283 with the great RAY MCCLENDON’S comprehensive report from Georgia, where voting has actually begun.

From the Battleground Alliance’s HEATHER BOOTH we hear the need to protect the millions of early votes already pouring…

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