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Franklin County’s Risky Gamble: Why Israeli Bonds Are a Bad Bet

Why Franklin County Must Divest from Israeli Bonds Now

Franklin County, Ohio, has invested $33 million in Israeli Bonds, with plans to add another $5 million on February 1, 2025. These investments are financially reckless, ethically…

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Warning America about Ohio’s newly appointed Senator Jon Husted

Governor Mike DeWine recently appointed his Lt. Governor Jon Husted to fill J.D. Vance’s vacant U.S. Senate seat. Innovation Ohio states: “This decision underscores a continued alignment with corporate price-gougers and further political…

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Trump and offshore wind

Among his many actions on Monday in his first day as U.S. president, Donald Trump ordered a “temporary withdrawal” of any new federal leasing of the Outer Continental Shelf for new offshore wind projects.

As Reuters reported, Trump “…

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Another World Is Already Here

This article first appeared on Progressive Hub.

I hope everyone in the world reads the new book Another World Is Possible: Lessons for America from Around the Globe by Natasha Hakimi Zapata. I think the lessons could be for…

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