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Here's what happened at the Free Press Salon featuring Columbus Black History

The February Free Press Second Saturday Salon held on February 14 by Zoom was hosted by Free Press Board member Mark Stansbery and featured a talk and Powerpoint by local activist Tom Dillard.…

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Power Before Liberty: A Critique of Iranian Monarchism

Nader Rahimi

In recent months, Iranian opposition politics has increasingly been dominated by monarchist currents presenting themselves as democratic alternatives to the Islamic Republic. Their…

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Will Cuba Return to u.s. Colonial Rule?

Eric S. Margolis

As the White House threatens war against Cuba, I am reminded of the charming evenings my parents and I spent at Havana’s venerable ‘Floridita Bar, sipping a newly invented cocktail, the Margarita…

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Andy Ginther and Shannon Hardin lack original policy proposals while continuing to co-opt others

Joe Motil

Columbus Mayor Andy Ginther and Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin, who both lack any kind original policy proposals while only handing out socially and economically counterproductive…

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Monday Deadline for Public Testimony on Radioactive Road Waste Bill
See all today's activist events hereMomentum Builds to Stop Radioactive Brine Spreading on Ohio Roads as Monday (2/17) Hearing Deadline LoomsWHO: Buckeye Environmental Network, the Ohio Farmers Union, state legislators including State Sens. Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) and Kent Smith (D-Euclid)  
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Free Press Second Saturday Salon on Columbus's Black History

Saturday, February 14, 7-8pm
Zoom

Speaker:
Tom Dillard, member of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) and the Vanguard League in the…

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Powered By Love, Not Cages Community Call

Thursday, February 12, 7 – 8pm
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My Love - Hate Relationship with City Council

Glen Tuomaala

My neighbor thinks I hate Columbus City Council; that’s just not true.

Look at the recent ordinance passed December 2025 to…

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Silent candlelight vigil to honor and remember all victims of ICE

Wednesday, February 11, 6pm
Westerville City Hall,  21 S. State St., Westerville, OH 43081

Please join the Westerville…

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