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The human rights crisis in Kroger’s supply chain
While the Fair Food Program (FFP) continues to change the lives of farmworkers across the U.S. and inspire worker-led human rights initiatives around the world, some of the country’s largest food…
Black vote may be key for Our City Our Say
How will the Columbus Black community vote in November regarding district representation? This question has become significantly consequential to the future of Columbus.
Some argue…
Dr. Mohammad Tawfiq: The Egyptian Doctor Who Went to Gaza Twice
When Dr. Mohammad Tawfiq left his medical practice in Egypt and traveled to Gaza in the middle of a devastating war, he knew he was entering a place where even the most basic medical…
A remorseful update on Trump’s war in Iran
Introduction
Trump set the stage for the war in Iran by withdrawing from an earlier agreement between the US and other states in which Iran allowed…
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Today is the International Day of Peace. It arrives 10 days after September 11, which some have turned into a day of bigotry and willful ignorance.
After a quarter-century of calming down, it's now possible in some corners of this country to talk rationally about how massive, counterproductive U.S. militarism contributed to the horrific crime of 9/11/01 — without excusing or justifying it — and how doubling down on that militarism ever since has fueled greater hostility and violence.
Back then, adjusted for inflation, U.S. military spending was at…
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20th Anniversary of Rights of Nature
In 1972, a small California law journal published professor Christopher Stone’s seminal article, “Should trees have standing?” Thirty-four years later, his thought experiment became legal reality when a rural community in Pennsylvania…
TV theme songs on Everybody Knows
Dr. Bob and Dan-o Dougan play TV theme songs from their childhoods.
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Listen live at 11pm Fridays, September 18 and 25, and Mondays, September 21 and 28 at 10am streaming at wgrn.org or on the radio at 91.9FM
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Putting Black Art Plus in Context
Dr. George Miller has owned Black Art Plus for forty years and for forty years it has been the go-to place for books on Black history and African art of varying kind ranging from paintings to prints, unique hand-crafted artifacts, figurines, etc…
Lebanese Civilians Held Hostage by Israel: Families Still Seeking Answers
I attended an event last night at the Noor Islamic Cultural Center in Hilliard about Palestinian hostages held by Israel. The event was sponsored by Baladna, a newly established nonprofit organization that seeks to advance the…