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Book Review: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America by Cody Keenan

Ah, for those halcyon days when the president of the United States was an intellectual and a serious reader. And he can sing, too!

In Grace, Cody Keenan, Obama’s chief White House speechwriter, takes us back to the period from Wednesday,…

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As the planet burns, stop adding gas to the flames

The Columbus Dispatch ran an op-ed by Tim Ryan — the former Ohio Congressman now employed at a fossil fuel industry-backed organization — on July 24. Ryan asserted that expanding our use of natural gas is necessary for accelerating progress…

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Sign saying Freedom Can't Exist on Stolen Land

"Lakota Nation vs United States"

Opens August 11
https://gatewayfilmcenter.org/movies/lakota-nation-vs-united-states-2023/

It's the most sacred place on earth, the birthplace of the Lakota that has shaped thought, identity and philosophy for the Očéti Šakówiŋ since time…

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Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues

“That boy came from nowhere and went everywhere,” is a quote from the documentary “Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues,” which tells how Stevie Ray Vaughan became one of the most influential artists of all time.

Writer/…

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