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City Council of Confusion

The choice between Issues 8 and 9 have never been more important to our future, but thanks to Columbus City Council we now have a new level of confusion.

We have a citizen-led Issue 8 that…

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A Keffiyeh, a Legacy, and a Woman Who Won’t Back Down

Hajar Benfares of Casablanca, Morocco, has a message for those who question her patriotism because she wears a Palestinian keffiyeh: solidarity with Palestine does not make her any less…

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Action Alerts

Youth Excellence Awards 2026 honors Cathy Cowan Becker

CELEBRATING OUR 2026 HONOREE: CATHY COWAN BECKER

Sunday, October 18th, 2026 | 4:00 - 7:00 PM
Bob Crane Community Center, 3200 Tremont Rd., Upper Arlington, OH 43221

MY Project USA is proud to honor Cathy Cowan Becker with the Chrys Gee Activist Award at the Youth Excellence Awards 2026, recognizing her extraordinary commitment to grassroots activism, environmental justice and community leadership across Central Ohio.

REGISTER:…

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A Letter to My Jewish American Cousins

My dear Jewish American cousins,

I am writing to you out of concern, affection, and a sincere belief that we must stand together against prejudice, discrimination, and injustice, regardless of whom they target.

I feel…

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Military-Industrial Complex Assures Investors That Wars Will Be Endless, And Other Notes

Today in dystopia, the military-industrial complex is reassuring investors that the wars will indeed be endless.

Asked about concerns over falling defense stocks in a recent interview on CNBC, Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet replied, “…

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Starlink Fascism

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“America First”—Except When an American Is Attacked?

Dear President Trump,

On October 16, American photojournalist Heidi Levine, who works with The Washington Post, was brutally beaten by masked Israeli settlers while covering Palestinian olive harvesters in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.…

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