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Columbus: the only midwestern metro where millennial renters are still the majority
The evidence that Columbus powerbrokers, developers and sold-out office holders such as Mayor Ginther are determined to force Columbus young adults into tiny, overpriced apartments so to maximize…
Solar News This Week - July 16, 2026
Renewables account for 96 percent of new U.S. grid capacity in Q1
Despite considerable headwinds from Federal policy that significantly favor fossil fuels, during the…
Bedouins With A-Bombs
Washington has opened talks with Saudi Arabia to consider nuclear capability for the desert kingdom.
The Americans and Saudis insist they are only discussing peaceful nuclear weapons. Don’t…
My Letter Regarding Patient Rights and Staff Conduct
A recent experience at a medical facility in downtown Columbus, Ohio, raised troubling questions about patient privacy, religious accommodation, and professional communication. In fairness to the…
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Republicans in the House Ways and Means Committee have begun a witch hunt against BreakThrough News — and it's up to all of us to fight back.
We now face a Congressional subpoena demanding financial records, internal communications, and other documents. This subpoena is not a criminal charge or part of any criminal investigation. That's because our only "crime" is journalism.
For years, BT has been a leading voice in independent media, daring to tell the stories that corporate media ignored. When the Palestine solidarity movement emerged as a force in US politics, we were…
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How Hakeem Jeffries and J Street Teamed Up for Arming Genocide
When House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries sent out a recent “dear colleague” letter, its second sentence cited “the position articulated by… pro-peace organizations like J Street.” The congressman and J Street were opposing an amendment to…
Book Review: House of Diggs - The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs, Jr. - By Marion Orr
My introduction to Congressman Charles Diggs was through the 1987 PBS documentary Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years. He was interviewed about the kidnapping and murder of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old boy, in Money, Mississippi, for…
Utilities Lard Entitlements on Customers
The Wall Street Journal looked at reports from 1500 of the largest companies in the US. One of the things they found is that cumulatively these companies were paying over $600 million for perks for executives and board directors. …
Ryan Clark and the Politics of Blackness
Former Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro safety and Super Bowl champ Ryan Clark was recently fired from his job as an analyst for ESPN. The news caught many in the sports world by surprise and has become a topic of conversation within some African…