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We’ve Always Done It This Way!

I was attending my first meeting of the Columbus Democratic Socialists of America on November 22 when I heard an observation that resonated with me.

I had spoken to Columbus City Council in the past.

It’s intimidating – your first…

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In Memoriam: James Heddle

James Heddle, part of a social justice documentary filmmaking team with his wife Mary Beth Brangan, passed away in November 2025. The Free Press will forever be indebted to Jim and Mary Beth for documenting the election integrity movement that…

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Book Shelf Analysis: Tariq Ali’s Extreme Center

Tariq Ali’s book Extreme Center discusses various factors which led into Donald Trump and Brexit since 1989 from a British-Pakistani Muslim Marxist perspective.

Islamophobic western imperialism combined with neo-liberalism are inflaming a…

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Political Theater

The recent City Council tax dollars giveaway to the Fury Women’s Volleyball team is another ugly example of how decisions are produced inside the secret walls of City Hall.

Your gerrymandered City Council voted 5-4 to approve $500,000 to…

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Ohio House District 2 Candidate Forum