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“Operation Buckeye” is the ‘cutesy’ name that ICE has given their occupation of Central Ohio.
This is a documented (but incomplete) map of their abductions and the level of escalation…
ICE Targets School Zones in Columbus, Families Detained
On December 19th, school let out early in Columbus, and children did what children always do.…
Immigration Enforcement in Columbus Ohio
Recorded at 6:00 PM EST today 12/18/2025, this footage shows the Hampton Inn and Suites on…
ICE raids in Columbus - hallmark of fascism
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents terrorized Columbus today, trolling parking…
The Ancient Octagon Earthworks of Ohio Were Likely Designed by Shaman-Midwives
Almost everyone who visits the Octagon sites winds up asking: Why would anyone think of building…
Ohio Republicans pass bill their own voters will hate
Yesterday, Ohio’s Republican supermajority passed …
Don’t let AEP rewrite the rules on rooftop solar – Act Now
Over Thanksgiving, when you were enjoying some downtime with your family and friends, AEP pulled…
You Need to Understand the Supreme Court’s “Shadow Docket”
If you want to understand how the Supreme Court’s MAGA majority has undermined democracy, you…
Donald Trump, Union Buster
Although President Donald Trump…
Letter to the Editor: City wants to exempt itself from rules it imposes on homeowners
To the Editor:
As a resident of German Village and Chair of the German Village Society’s…
Masks slipping at the Statehouse
This article first appeared on Substack.
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Freepoint Hebron Cited for 3rd Air Violation as They Plot Toxic PVC Expansion
While regulators catch them venting gas for 60 hours straight, the company pushes "…
Nadia Rasul Tops Hilliard City Council Race, Powered by Deep Community Roots
In an election that signaled both political and generational change, longtime…
Dear Mom… Am I a Socialist?
There wasn’t a secret handshake. No incense or candles.
On a whim, I attended a meeting of…
A Bold Campaign to Confront Global Crises
Although the world is experiencing severe global crises, there are new efforts underway to…
Solar News This Week-November 16, 2025
California's sees record growth in battery storage
At the United Nations (UN) Climate…
BAD BILLS at the Ohio Statehouse
This article first appeared here…
Ohio highway patrol has contract with firm that tracked abortion patient
Flock Group, Inc. has had some explaining to do this year. Billed as an intelligent platform…
Yes, I lost my election last week, but here’s where I – and LGBTQ+ Ohio – really won
This article first appeared on the…
Lawsuit Filed Over Ohio Dept of Natural Resource’s Use of Outdated Rules for Dangerous Injection Wells Near Marietta
Buckeye Environmental Network (BEN), represented by Earthjustice, has filed a lawsuit against…
Is the Time Right for Socialist Offensive? Lessons from Mamdani and Gramsci
Abstract
Following Gramsci, the text cautions against romanticizing Mamdani's NYC mayoral…
Are the Tea Leaves Sending an Off-Year Election Message?
There’s no argument about one thing in looking at the results of the off-year elections:…
Solar News This Week - 11/02/25
80 percent fear rising electricity costs
A recent poll by Sunrun, the…
“Unusual” Voter Guide
In reading the updated Oct 17 VOTER GUIDE from the Columbus Dispatch it’s important to notice…
Election Bingo card
Don’t Read the Ballot!
This Nov 4, Columbus Mayor Ginther is betting that you won’t read the ballot when voting on the…
Trump's Revenge
While most new presidents would like to use their influence to make America a better country for…
Columbus Election Haiku
Vote November fourth?
Gerrymandered Columbus.
Not democratic.
Money rules this…
Columbus School Board race puts District’s future on the line
With three open seats on the Board of Education and no incumbents defending them, November 4 isn…
The proposed Ohio HR 188 funds the current Israeli genocide in Gaza
Ohio lawmakers will vote this Wednesday October 29 on
Ohio House Bill 188 which calls for…
Solar News This Week - October 26, 2025
Renewable Energy thumps fossil fuels over past 12 months
Despite significant policy…
Turning Back from the Brink of Nuclear War
Early this year, legislators in the U.S. House of Representatives and in the U.S. Senate…
Tell the Commission: Fracking hands off Jockey Hollow Wildlife Area
An unnamed oil and gas company has submitted a “nomination” to the Oil and Gas Land Management…
Letter to the Editor: Expecting Different? Part Two-Vogel vs. Ross
For the first time in recent history, a seat on the Columbus City Council has become an actual…
Architects of Ohio’s Death Penalty Call For Repeal
On the 44th anniversary of Ohio’s death penalty law taking effect, twenty-seven members of the…
Athens County initiates divestment from Israel Bonds
Athens County’s new treasurer, Taylor Sappington, has chosen not to reinvest the $300,000 Israel…
Tom Hayes receives a hero's welcome at Columbus airport
Released American hostage Tom Hayes received a hero's welcome at John Glenn International…
Protesting immigrant raids in Mt Vernon, Ohio
Armed federal agents violently attacked and assaulted the owner and some workers of Panchos…
What do OSU and Israel have in common?
What do Ohio State University (OSU) and Israel have in common? They both desperately try…
Nobel Committee Tried Its Best to Give Trump a Peace Prize
This article first appeared on…
Banned Books Week - October 5-12
Banned Books Week (October 5–11, 2025) is an opportunity to celebrate…
Progressive candidate Will Klatt elected to area commission
The Clintonville Area Commission gets a fighter and longtime labor advocate in Will Klatt, but…
Solar News This Week-September 29, 2025
US Energy Storage Sets New Record
The U.S. energy storage market set a…
New report ranks states on climate-related health risks, clean energy policies
Vermont, New York, Washington, New Jersey and Maine have the best combination of relatively low…
Spotlight on Household Recycling in Central Ohio
We Have a New Resource for Central Ohio Recyclers!
…
Tell Franklin County Treasurer: No More Israeli Bonds
Franklin Country has lent Israel $28 million that could be used to fund its ongoing wars. That…
Wild Republican Overreach Gets Pushback
I’m not going to say there’s a falling out among the thieves, because I don’t want to cast…
Sun Day Columbus
Sunday, September 21, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Corban Commons, 3426 Corban Commons Drive,…
The “Intellectual Diversity” of Ohio State’s Center for Civics
Is a lack of intellectual diversity causing university faculty to self-censor? That’s a central…
The First Amendment and Cancel Culture
This article first appeared on…
City of Columbus now accepting applications for LGBTQ+ Affairs Commission
Monday, September 15, Columbus City Council President Shannon G. Hardin and Columbus Mayor…
Just Say No to Kevin Roberts and Tucker Carlson
Although most Republican still reject Isolationism, a small, but clamorous contingent of the…
Youth Lead the Charge: Columbus Candidate Debate Pushes Back Against Status Quo
Columbus’ political establishment is being forced to reckon with a new generation. On Sunday…
A Two-Tier Housing System: Columbus tenants keep calling for help, but the city keeps closing their cases
Columbus is in the middle of a building boom. Sleek apartment towers climb skyward, marketed…
Solar News This Week - August 24, 2025
USDA announces it will discontinue funding solar projects
The…
There is Much We Can Do: How a Columbus Anti-Preemption City Charter Amendment Would Interfere with the American War Machine
Many Americans believe that the ongoing genocide in Gaza, the United States’ illegal bombing of…
Comprehensive Update: Ohio’s citizen-led Initiative to end Qualified Immunity
The Ohio Coalition to End Qualified Immunity (OCTEQI) is…
Solar News This Week - August 18, 2025
Homeowners rush to install solar
Homeowners are rushing to install…
Emergency Gaza Statewide Press Conference
End Starvation. Divest Now
Residents of Ohio will hold a rally and press…
Trump executive order on voting machines puts many Ohio counties in limbo
This article first appeared on…
Mary Jane's Guide: WTF
What: The Farce. The Fix. The Force. The * …
You support legalizing marijuana, aka…
Stop the Genocide Protest at Schiller Park
People gathered for the "End…
The Epstein Origin Story, Gerrymandering, America's Mayor & Nuclear Catastrophe
We start with “America’s Mayor,” HEIDI LAMPERT of Waldport, Oregon.
We then meet the…
Unions and Students Gather To Practice Collective Bargaining
The Central Ohio Worker Center and the Ohio Federation of Teachers are co-hosting the…
Franklin County Residents Make the Case Against Investing in Genocide
The quarterly meeting of the Franklin County Treasurer,…
Trump Rollbacks Show Democrats Must Embrace More Radical Climate Solutions
Between deep Medicaid cuts and a ballooning budget for an…
The $30 Million Disconnect
Six weeks into Columbus’s self-declared “Summer of Safety,” the headlines are bloodier than the…
Our City’s General Revenue Fund Should Not Be Used to Subsidize Tax Abatement Recipients
It’s bad enough that the Mayor and Columbus City Council hand out tax abatements as though every…
Esther Flores’s recent address to Columbus City Council
President Hardin, esteemed members of City Council, and fellow community members. Thank you for…
Sensationalism shadows ancient Ohio history, for better or for worse
Even the experts get it wrong once in a while.
Erected in 1929, on a ridge over a Maumee…
Beyond Translation: A New Chapter in Supporting Spanish-Language Media
Espanol below
Every story deserves to be told accurately, compassionately, and…
Report on 7-15-2025 panel discussion on qualified immunity
Four presenters spoke about qualified immunity and the ballot initiative to overturn qualified…
Living Better With Less Plastic
This article first appeared on…
Ohio House Session scheduled for July!
RED ALERT — Ohio Statehouse Republicans are trying to ruin your Summer.
The Ohio…
A holiday weekend of youth gun violence from Columbus to the nation
The holiday weekend’s smoke has cleared from the summer sky, but a different kind of haze…
Ohio governor vetoes LGBTQ+ book restrictions, keeps trans erasure language in budget
This article first appeared in the…
Rewarding bad behavior: City Council gives more money to Sanctuary Night(mare), nothing to the “Saint of Sullivant Avenue”
Columbus City Council last Monday awarded more money to the beleaguered Franklinton “harm…
US REP JAMIE RASKIN & THE ATTACK ON US DEMOCRACY & ECOLOGY
US REP JAMIE RASKIN & THE ATTACK ON US DEMOCRACY & ECOLOGY
We begin GREEP Zoom #…
Trump Versus America
Many factors explain the demise of earlier civilizations, but not one collapsed as a result of…
Protecting Our Elections Amidst Psycho-Nuke Terror & General Strikes
Then the legendary RAY MCCLENDON gets us up to date with the mass disenfranchisement Vigilante…
An Ohio ban on abortion, IVF, contraception and miscarriage management?
Last Wednesday, a new Ohio bill was introduced to give legal rights to embryos and fetuses…
ICE protest in Columbus Ohio
Approximately 50 people representing various organizations, including Veterans for Peace,…
The cruelest budget bill I've ever seen
This article first appeared on Rachel Coyle's…