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Iran: What did we do to deserve this?
General Wesley Clark, a former NATO commander, claimed that after the 9/11 attacks, the Bush administration had a plan to attack seven majority-Muslim countries over five years, starting with Iraq and...
Tame the “Rising Lion” before it eats us!
Israel’s government, which has undertaken, with prevaricative impunity the illegal occupation and theft of Palestinian water sources, farmland, homes, property, and energy resources through ethn...
The American Empire risks nuclear war
The American Empire is solidly behind both military conflicts on this planet, either of which could end in nuclear war. On June 12, 2025, World War Three began when Trump allowed Israel to attack Iran...

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227 GrassrootsEP Zoom
Thursday, 19 June 2025
Will The "No Kings" Movement Save American Democracy?
At GREEP Gathering #227 we mourn the horrific MAGA murders in Minnesota with St. Cloud resident...
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Human Rights
11 June 2025
Madleen aid vessel is a priceless message to the people and resistance in Gaza
Mahmoud El-Yousseph
Several weeks before the Freedom Flotilla aid ship set sail to Gaza, Israeli drones bombed the Freedom Flotilla aid ship twice in international waters off the...
Anti-War
17 June 2025
Iran: Bombed Back to the Stone Age
Eric S. Margolis
We are witnessing a joint Israeli-US attack on Iran. Claims by the Trump administration that it is not involved are false. Israel’s far right government...
Politics
People protesting
08 June 2025
50501 Mobilizes Nationwide Alongside Labor Leaders to Protest ICE Raids Terrorizing Los Angeles Community
The 50501 Movement denounces the Trump administration’s escalating attacks on communities in Southern California and is mobilizing to protest nationwide...
Peace
16 June 2025
Tame the “Rising Lion” before it eats us!
Dennis Kucinich
Israel’s government, which has undertaken, with prevaricative impunity the illegal occupation and theft of Palestinian water sources, farmland, homes,...
Environment
18 June 2025
The acceleration of the climate crisis under Trump and the Republicans
Bob Sheak
The current administration is not a supporter of “clean energy” alternativesBrad Plumer and Harry Stevens report on the Trump/Republican...
World News
12 June 2025
Deadly Border Feud between Thailand & Cambodia
Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- A deadly border feud between Thailand's U.S.-trained military and Cambodia's Chinese-assisted troops has resulted in a surprise...
Op-Ed
18 June 2025
Let’s Get Child Labor off Our Dinner Plates
Todd Larsen and Charlotte Tate
When deciding what to make for dinner, many of us think about how to balance making something affordable, delicious, and healthy. And we might consider ethical...
Conspiracy Realist
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13 June 2025
Tik Tok videos of Immigration Customs Enforcement actions
Pete Johnson
In the event the reader would like to see Immigration and Customs Enforement (ICE) in action, the most egregious videos are suppressed but can be viewed on Tik...
Cartoons
20 June 2025
National Guarding Caitlin
Clay Jones
Trump's Tyranny
18 June 2025
Nuclear War Ala Mode?
Philip Giraldi
One of the more interesting aspects of the expanding war between Israel and Iran is the way the media and the crowd of “experts” have avoided any...
Climate Crisis
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16 June 2025
Solar News This Week - June 15, 2025
Jay Warmke and Tim Chavez
US Solar Cell Manufacturing Grows Despite Cloudy Days AheadThe US doubled its solar cell manufacturing capacity and added 8.6 gigawatts in the first quarter of...
Election Issues
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19 May 2025
Stop SB 153 from Silencing Ohio Voters
We need your help to Stop Senate Bill 153, an attack on Ohio voters' rights and our democratic process.While the SAVE (Safeguard American Voter...
Protest Reports
Protester holding sign saying If there's money for a parade there's money for Medicaid
15 June 2025
No Kings Protest - Columbus, OH
Watch the video of Friday's Ohio Statehouse protest by 50501 for No Kings Day, June 13, 2025Video by Scot Lacy, Milo Pictures
Free Press Election Reporting
227 GrassrootsEP Zoom
19 June 2025
Will The "No Kings" Movement Save American Democracy?
Harvey "Sluggo" Wasserman
At GREEP Gathering #227 we mourn the horrific MAGA murders in Minnesota with St. Cloud resident HEDY TRIPP.We look in growing detail at the “Christian...
Everybody Knows with Dr. Bob and Dan-o
Details about event
13 June 2025
All aboard! Everybody Knows celebrates the Railroad
Suzanne Patzer
Dr. Bob Fitrakis and Dan-o Dougan celebrate trains, especially older songs about trains when they really meant something! Listen to Trains Kept-a Rollin, Love...