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What's so funny with Travis Irvine on Everybody Knows

Dr. Bob Fitrakis and Dan-o Dougan interview special guest Travis Irvine and play his favorite anti-war songs.

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Vanguard and Fidelity Knife Trump-Disfavored Nonprofits:

In actions that would do Putin, Orban, or Maduro proud, Vanguard and Fidelity just created a precedent to cut off funds to any nonprofits disliked by the federal government or any state government…

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The May Day Reckoning—Ohio’s Answer to the Project 2025 Mandate

Today, May 1, 2026, as the "No Kings" banner flies from the statehouse in Columbus to the streets of Cleveland and across the heart of America, we are witnessing more than just a labor strike. We…

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After Surviving the Gaza Genocide, Three Palestinian Children Were Kidnapped in France

I am writing this to shine a light on the human toll inflicted on a Palestinian family living in France, as well as the silence of mainstream media and public officials. I hope readers will share…

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Action Alerts

Hands off - McCoy Park
Rally
Friday, May 1, 2026 - 4:30pm
McCoy Park, 600 Stimmel Rd., Columbus, OH 43223

Billionaire Haslams are bringing a National Women's Soccer League team to Columbus – and taking $25 million from taxpayers like you! Even worse, Columbus City Council and Franklin County Commissioners are handing over McCoy Park, one of the few parks on the South Side.

Bring your family! Rally, eat, play and sign the "Our City, Our Say"" petition to reform City Council and end handouts to billionaires.

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In secret backroom deals, completely out of the public eye, Mayor…
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House Must Vote NO on the Farm Bill!

URGENT: Call your Member of Congress immediately (202) 224-3121 and tell them to

VOTE NO on the FARM BILL

Find your representative by zip code here

Members of Congress must vote NO on this unconstitutional Farm…

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The Pendulum Swings: The Slow Death of Europe’s Pro-Israel Consensus

The European Union is the “chief of all cowards,” Amnesty International declared in a searing statement issued on April 21. The condemnation was a direct response to the European bloc’s systemic failure to sever ties with Israel during…

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Four black men and their principles

Local fraternity all about impacting lives

Eta Nu Nu, one of Columbus’s two graduate chapters of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., is an award-winning chapter not for the things fraternities are typically albeit stereotypically associated with but because of its commitment to improving…

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A mountain of dirt, a data center and now McCoy Park are symbols of the South Side

A gigantic mountain of dirt and rocks on the South Side looms over the 270 outer belt and it’s becoming more gigantic by the day. 

Directly across from this mountain is a monster-sized data center that came online in 2025. 

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