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Reclaiming a Disposable Planet

Hey, want to read a poem with me? Warning: It opens several disturbing doors, the least disturbing of which is the “crazy old coot” part, i.e., me. Once you start getting lost in the paradoxes of…

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The First Collective Iftar in Columbus, Ohio

Collective iftar is the name for the evening meal that Muslims break their fast with after sunset every day during the month of Ramadan. This year, the first day of Ramadan will fall on Wednesday…

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Jesse Jackson: My Reverend, My Brother

For 50 years, we fought side-by-side and sometimes fought face-to-face. He’s the only man, other than my dad, I’ve ever kissed, a year ago. When I kissed him goodbye he was holding our

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Action Alerts

4th amendment canvassing training - virtual

Thursday, February 19, 2026, 6:30 – 8:00 PM. 19

Central Ohio Worker Center will share a basic training on your 4th amendment rights as well as canvassing/outreach tactics for businesses. We can work to make a plan to reach out to as many businesses as possible, provide some resources for them, and offer additional trainings. 

More information and registration for the online training here

Columbus is rich in wonderful immigrant…

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Solar News This Week-February 15, 2026

Trump's DOE apparently unable to function

The Department of Energy's Office of Clean Energy has lost the staff required to properly oversee about $27 billion in funded energy projects, according to a new assessment from the…

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Map, killer robot and archaeological

Archeological surveys are a joke in this town, claim Anduril’s killer flying AI robots

A longtime historian from Pickaway County revealed to the Free Press what many had surmised. That the archeological survey conducted at the future site of Arsenal-1 was completed by amateurs hired by Anduril’s construction company. 

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Keeping hope alive

The Reverend Jesse Jackson arranged a conference call with me, his staff and others in Columbus right after the 2004 presidential election. The Free Press had reported on the suspicious election results giving George W. Bush a narrow victory in…

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Proximity

For decades, if you moved inside the corridors of American Jewish leadership, one name surfaced again and again.

On fellowship diplomas.
On donor walls.
On the resumes of rabbis, federation executives, nonprofit leaders, and Israeli…

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