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Musicians that defied Trump honored on Everybody Knows

Dr. Bob Fitrakis and Dan-o Dougan honor the musicians who refused Trump's use of their artistic material and dropped out of the Freedom 250 Great American State Fair this 4th of July.

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From Little Big Horn To Georgia Gerrymandering To MN ICE, To "Servant Of The People"... To Pleonexia

We open GREEP #271 by commemorating the Lakota victory over G.A. Custer on the prairie, June 25, 1876.  We also curse W.T. Sherman for using the mass slaughter of the buffalo as a genocidal…

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Did Israel Murder Lebanese Turtle Conservationist Mona Khalil?

Mona Khalil was not a high-ranking Hezbollah fighter; she was a renowned Lebanese sea-turtle conservationist who was killed following an Israeli airstrike that struck her home on Mansouri Beach…

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The Illusions of Western Virtue: Ursula von der Leyen and Europe’s Moral Bankruptcy

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has every right to condition European relations with any other country or bloc on respect for human rights. That, of course, would hold…

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Action Alerts

Community Festival - three-days of fun starts today!

Friday, Saturday, Sunday - June 26-28
Fri - noon-11pm
Sat - noon-11pm
Sun - noon-6pm
Goodale Park, Columbus

A free, non-corporate, music and arts annual festival. The festival bills itself as "The Party with a Purpose". To accomplish this goal, the festival relies on community members to work together in the planning and operation of the festival serving on committees and work teams including clean-up and recycling, safety and first aid, entertainment, street fair, etc.

As a volunteer-run organization, we’re always welcome to anyone who wants to join in our …

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To see more Central Ohio activist events check out our Activist Calendar
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Israel Never Ceases To Amaze Me!

While the world is busy watching the World Cup, Israel is demolishing homes in Palestine and…

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Why Biden’s Debate Disaster Two Years Ago Matters for the Future

The saying “that’s history” is usually meant to be dismissive, but in politics the past casts a long shadow over the future. Now, two years after President Biden’s disastrous debate with Donald Trump, the patterns that dominate the Democratic…

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Eta Nu Nu at the Ave Space

Last evening the National Pan Hellenic Council (NPHC) of Columbus, Ohio, held its awards ceremony at The Ave Space located on Macsway Avenue on the city’s eastside. After a hiatus of a few years, this year’s event was highly anticipated. The…

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Sleepy Donald and the misbegotten Iran War

I – Trump’s health

There are questions about his mental and physical health and thus his ability to be President. He rants from his social media platform early in the morning. He tends to fall asleep at his…

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Can You Hear the Warning Siren?

Many news reports are out now reminding all of us about the tragedies wrought by flash floods in the Texas Hill Country a year ago that hit youth camps and other communities with terrible death and damage. A report on the precautions at Camp…

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