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Let Your Love For This World Fill You With Joy And Compel You To Action

Love and cherish our world. That’s the secret to remaining both (A) deeply happy and (B) well-informed about the dystopian abuses of the empire.

You don’t have to choose. You can have both…

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Iran's Execution Machine: How the Death Penalty Became a Tool of State Power

In my previous article, I argued for an international ban on the death penalty, regardless of the crime…

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Miracle-Groper

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“Standing with Ukraine” Doesn’t Mean What We Think It Does

Russia’s 2022 illegal invasion of Ukraine outraged the world. Imperialist Russia had no good reason for violating the sovereignty of a much smaller country, and the world’s response was to “stand…

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Action Alerts

Arborfest at Whetstone Park

Saturday, August 22, 2026 - 12:00-5:00pm
Whetstone Park, 3923 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43214

Family-friendly community event with music, food vendors, guided nature walks, Whetstone Prairie tours, bird-spotting walks, and a live tree pruning demonstration. educational presentations on bats, ecopoetry, native tree care, and the "Fighting for the Urban Forest" panel, a native plant sale with local nurseries, a pop-up market, river critter searching, kid-friendly story time, and sustainable crafts, live performances by local bands like Six Feet Apart and Roscommon…

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The Egyptian Man Who Risked His Life to Save a Family from a Sinking Car

Sometimes, an ordinary person is placed in an extraordinary situation, and what he does in those few critical moments reveals more about his character than a lifetime of words ever could.

That is what happened in Gharbia Governorate, Egypt…

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Goodbye Sussexes

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The High Cost of Unchecked Power—From Federal Scandals to the Ohio Pocketbook

When analyzing headline-grabbing national news, it is easy to view these events as isolated incidents happening elsewhere. But as decentralized, independent media—the Fifth Estate—our responsibility is to strip away corporate news noise, bypass…

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World Hunger and Starvation Have Reached a Crisis Level

Starvation is a particularly cruel and horrible way to die. Beginning with intense hunger and pain and followed by exhaustion and mental deterioration, starvation continues with the body gradually consuming its own tissues on a downward spiral…

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