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Feminism has a crucial role to play in modern life, but I sometimes wish it would leave our fairy tales alone. The results of its revisionist meddling are too often unconvincing and unsatisfying.
Remember last year’s Maleficent? It turned an age-old story on its head by revealing that the fairy (Angelina Jolie) who turned a princess into a “Sleeping Beauty” was not evil at all. No, she was merely wronged and misunderstood. Worst of all, we learned that the somnambulant princess could not be awakened by a kiss from the handsome prince, but only by a motherly peck from that same fairy.
How heartwarming. And how utterly unromantic.
Thank goodness Disney’s new live-action version of Cinderella doesn’t wear its feminism on its sleeve. It has nods to modern sensibilities, to be sure, but they’re handled with a lighter touch.
Saturday, July 4, 3pm
Columbus Liberation Center, 1004 Parsons Ave.
Join us at our July 4th Teach-in & Cookout!
As the right-wing celebrates the United States’ 250th anniversary, join us to discuss working people’s history - from the fight for Black freedom, workers rights, and the fight for a socialist future. Come for the food and refreshments, arts & crafts activities, and stay for an afternoon of building solidarity.
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This is where we are at with my Federal civil rights litigation. We are reaching out to provide a transparent update on the status of our federal civil rights litigation, Cynthia Brown v. Dave Yost (Case No. 2:24-cv-01401).
As of July 2, 2026, we have passed the 210-day mark since our last major briefings were submitted to the court. We know many of you are waiting—just as we are—for a final ruling from Judge Graham regarding our request for a permanent injunction.
To ensure everyone is on the same page: While we have seen success in the past with preliminary injunctions being granted and upheld, those were temporary measures. We are currently at the district court level awaiting a final ruling on the merits of the case. We understand the frustration that comes with this wait.
Saturday, July 4, 10am-noon
Riverside Methodist Hospital, 3535 Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH 43214
Humankind is the closest we have ever been to nuclear catastrophe. The Doomsday Clock symbolizes how close humans are to destroying our planet. As of January this year the Doomsday Clock, set by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Science and
Security Board (SASB), is currently set to 85 seconds before midnight. Midnight is the time Earth becomes uninhabitable. Since the Cold War, the United States and Russia have dismantled more than 50,000 nuclear warheads, but 15,000 of these weapons still exist.
Friday, July 3, 2026 - 06:00pm
Springfield City Hall, 76 E High St, Springfield, OH 45502
Bring your signs, voices, energy, and friends!
Thursday, July 2 at 7:00 PM
Columbus Performing Arts Center, 549 Franklin Avenue
The 14th Columbus Black Theatre Festival features the theme "Still Standing Strong: Voices of Triumph". The multi-day event takes place at the Columbus Performing Arts Center (Van Fleet Theatre) at 549 Franklin Avenue in downtown Columbus.
The festival highlights diverse Black artists, playwrights, and performers. Key scheduling and ticketing details for the current year include:
The operator of the nation’s largest electrical grid has asked the federal government for emergency authority to bypass environmental regulations and run massive backup generators to avoid rolling blackouts during a dangerous heatwave expected this week.
In a letter sent Saturday, June 27, 2026, to U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, PJM Interconnection requested immediate intervention under Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act. The grid operator wants the power to order major industrial operations—including data centers and tech facilities—to disconnect from the public grid and run on their own backup power sources if the system faces a supply crisis.
PJM manages the power supply for more than 67 million people across all or parts of 13 states and the District of Columbia.
Record Demand and Extreme Heat
The emergency request comes as weather forecasts predict temperatures climbing into the 90s and topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit between June 29 and July 3, 2026, with the heat index rising to over 105 degrees in Ohio.
Density, density, and more housing density, is what Columbus needs, and if against it, you are an awful NIMBY (Not In My Backyard).
So says Mayor Ginther, City Council and the group Neighbors For More Neighbors because they claim Central Ohio is in the throes of a housing supply crisis and building more density will result in greater affordability.
Housing density could be described as building taller but also building smaller living spaces (so to maximize profits). And a simple eye-test proves Columbus has been building this type of density in certain neighborhoods. But just ask any Ohio State campus kid, off-campus housing has never been more expensive, and this goes for all Central Ohio.
“No, it isn’t happening and personally I doubt it ever will,” says former mayoral candidate and affordable housing advocate Joe Motil. “Name one of the top 15 most populated cities in the U.S. that is covered with high density apartments where there is affordable housing in any desirable neighborhood? You won’t find one.”
Tuesday, June 30th at 5:45 pm
Columbus Public Library's Whetstone Branch, 3909 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43214
Simply Living will present the award-winning documentary film PLANEAT: Nothing Changes the Planet as Much as the Way We Eat.
PLANEAT features the ground-breaking work of Dr T Colin Campbell in China exploring the link between diet and disease, Dr Caldwell Esselstyn's use of diet to treat heart disease patients, and Professor Gidon Eshel's investigations into how our food choices contribute to global warming, wasteful land use, and ocean dead zones.
Informative and encouraging, PLANEAT is the story of the search for a diet that is good for our health, good for the environment, and good for the future of the planet. With an additional cast of pioneering chefs and some of the best cooking you have ever seen, the film presents a convincing case for the adoption of a plant-based diet, to benefit both human health and the health of the planet.