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Columbus Leadership Promotes the Illusion of the Dream. We need to Wake Up.

I love music and, like I think anyone raised in America, loves a good celebration. It’s important, though, to keep in mind that many of the celebrations we hold come from having overcome extreme adversity. It’s also important to note the…

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David Swanson and Mark Stansbery

What happened at the Free Press January Cyber-Salon

The January 2023 Free Press Salon was held over Zoom on January 14th. This is what happened.  

Link to salon video

Mark Stansbery, Free Press Board member, started out the November salon by introducing Pat Marida of the Ohio…

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Columbus City Hall

Busting Myths - Columbus, Ohio: Rude and Crude

Both cause and consequence of Columbus as the “plague city” is City government’s—Council and paid staff including Columbus Police Department—rudeness. In ways that once surprised me, the City’s disrespect, dismissal, and incivility mirror the…

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Video: The Monroe Doctrine at 200 and What to Replace it With

In this video recording of a webinar from January 14, 2023, David Swanson discussed his forthcoming book The Monroe Doctrine at 200 and What to Replace it With. See the 26:24 point in the video.

The Monroe Doctrine was and…

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