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Congressional Desk with Impeachment Resolution on it

Iran War Continues as Gas Prices and National Debt Soar. Johnson Sends House Home to Avoid Hegseth Impeachment Vote

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is the Punxsutawney Phil of Capitol Hill. Like the fabled groundhog who emerges from his burrow in the late winter, Johnson emerged from his Capitol…

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The Crass Menagerie: The Trump Republican Crime Wave and Corporate Media Double Standards

Media Double Standards

We often hear that “both sides” of the political spectrum engage in objectionable behavior. There are countless radio hosts, streamers, podcasters,…

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I Still Believe Humanity Is Headed For A Mass Awakening

I still believe humanity is headed toward a mass awakening, as unfashionable as that is to admit here in the late 2020s.

The fashionable thing to say these days is that everything’s fucked…

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Fake News and Extra Small Fries

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Today is the International Day of Peace

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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Greg Levy

“Our own government is committing genocide on Cuba–Ohioans should care”

As a candidate for U.S. Senate, I recently traveled to Cuba to help deliver 30 tons of critical medical aid to the Cuban people. What I witnessed on the ground shook me to my core. It should shake Ohioans too.

Cuba has achieved one of the…

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The Minstrel Show Continues... in the World of Trump Administration’s Political Power

In the high-stakes arena of modern American political power, performance art often threatens to eclipse substance. As the political machinery under federal executive leadership continues to reshape governance, public discourse, and institutional…

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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 corporations still refuse to bring the FFP’s…

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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 their vote will be the deciding factor in determining…

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