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Harvey "Sunny" Wasserman, LYNN FEINERMAN, JOHN STEINER, JULIA FIEDLER and "T" in 275 zoom

Protecting The 2026 Elections; Donald Trump In Charge Of Nuke Regulation

We open our GREEP zoom 275 with PATRICK REYNOLDS whose anti-tobacco activism has saved millions of lives over the decades.  Patrick comes from the RJ Reynolds cigarette empire, making his…

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Washington May Be Learning to Live with Iran, Ukraine and Israel

President Donald Trump met with both President Volodymyr Zelenski of Ukraine and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Tuesday in private sessions lacking the usual fanfare, photo ops and…

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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…

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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…

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Stand with Breakthrough News and Press Freedom

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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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 believe it. The Saudis argue they must have…

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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 facility-and in the interest of allowing it an…

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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…

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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…

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