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Here's what happened at the Free Press Salon featuring Columbus Black History

The February Free Press Second Saturday Salon held on February 14 by Zoom was hosted by Free Press Board member Mark Stansbery and featured a talk and Powerpoint by local activist Tom Dillard.…

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Power Before Liberty: A Critique of Iranian Monarchism

Nader Rahimi

In recent months, Iranian opposition politics has increasingly been dominated by monarchist currents presenting themselves as democratic alternatives to the Islamic Republic. Their…

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Will Cuba Return to u.s. Colonial Rule?

Eric S. Margolis

As the White House threatens war against Cuba, I am reminded of the charming evenings my parents and I spent at Havana’s venerable ‘Floridita Bar, sipping a newly invented cocktail, the Margarita…

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Andy Ginther and Shannon Hardin lack original policy proposals while continuing to co-opt others

Joe Motil

Columbus Mayor Andy Ginther and Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin, who both lack any kind original policy proposals while only handing out socially and economically counterproductive…

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Map of how radioactive brine affects environment
Monday Deadline for Public Testimony on Radioactive Road Waste Bill
See all today's activist events hereMomentum Builds to Stop Radioactive Brine Spreading on Ohio Roads as Monday (2/17) Hearing Deadline LoomsWHO: Buckeye Environmental Network, the Ohio Farmers Union, state legislators including State Sens. Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) and Kent Smith (D-Euclid)  
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ICE Out National Day of Truth and Freedom

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Protesters braved the icy cold conditions to protest ICE in Columbus.…

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ICE murders Alex Pretti

The Free Press Staff

On Saturday, January 24, 2026 Immigration and Customs enforcement murdered yet another American citizen who was protesting the Gestapo tactics,…

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Congress: Divest From ICE and Customs and Border Protection

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An unprecedented amount of our taxpayer…

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ICE Iced

Clay Jones

This article first appeared on…

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