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Cartoon of Gerrymander: Post Mortem

Virginia Democrats should emulate Ohio Republicans’ Hard Ball Actions and Ignore Court Orders re: Redistricting

Ohio Republicans violated court rulings and kept running elections using gerrymandered maps. They repeatedly ignored (or only minimally complied with) court orders until deadlines passed. The…

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Struggle and the Problem of Celebrity Voice

Since the outbreak of war on February 28, 2026, between the United States, Israel, and Iran, renewed attention has focused on resistance to the Iranian regime, particularly within…

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Expelling the Soliman Family to Egypt Makes a Mockery of Our Democracy

Last June, immigration officials detained an Egyptian mother and her five children and held them for nearly a year in a notorious Texas detention facility known for poor conditions — the longest…

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Charity Martin-King

Charity Martin-King wins by a landslide

Charity Martin-King, an OSU alum and native of Columbus, Ohio, triumphed over former school board president Michael Cole in a landslide victory for the honor to represent the good people of…

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Action Alerts

Post-primary election wrap-up at Free Press Second Saturday Salon

Saturday, May 9, 2026, 3:00 – 5:00 PM
Old First Presbyterian Church, 1101 Bryden Rd. Columbus Ohio 43205

Join us to discuss the results of the primary election and the theme: Worker Rights = Human Rights. Are we still a democracy? 

Speaker: Morgan Harper, former Congressional Candidate and Executive Director of Columbus Stand Up! 

Potluck dishes welcome. Free and open to the public.

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To see more Central Ohio activist events check out our Activist Calendar

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Shooting from the Lipp and Dave playing guitar

Shooting from the Lipp - Cuba, Amsterdam and more

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The Cubans who used to rule Cuba would like their stuff back. I have a dog in that race. Australians who stole Australia from the Australians would like to keep it that way. Amsterdam meanwhile has figured out that…

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Sean Walton

Justice Denied and Dignity Attacked: The Casey Goodson Jr. Verdict and the FOP’s Rhetoric of Division

The long-awaited verdict in the trial of former Franklin County Deputy Jason Meade has finally arrived, bringing a measure of legal closure to a case that has haunted Columbus since December 2020. While the jury’s conviction of Meade for reckless…

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Ending Western Warmongering Should Be Our Number One Priority

First and foremost the west needs to stop murdering people. Ending western warmongering should take priority over every other societal concern, in the same way your husband being a serial killer would be a more urgent concern than his refusal to…

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Fatima Al‑Rayyes: My Entire Family Was Erased from the Gaza Civil Registry

The Ministry of Health in Gaza has reported staggering new figures revealing the extent of the devastation inflicted by Israel’s ongoing assault on the Gaza Strip. As of July 1, 2025, the Israeli occupation army has committed 7,160…

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