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Talk of war and peace at the March Free Press Second Saturday Salon
Here’s what happened at the March 2022 Free Press Second Saturday Cyber-Salon, Saturday March 12.
Watch video here.
Facilitated by Free Press Board member Mark Stansbery, the salon addressed “Peace in the World…
// Opinion
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Who Wants War with Russia?
Well, the genie is well and truly out of the bottle and there is no easy way to encourage it to return. Thanks to a relentless flow of propaganda, the American public has become increasingly convinced that the United States “looks…
// Opinion
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Policy Matters Ohio: HB 327 is an “attack on public education that includes a destructive proposal for a universal voucher program”
Policy Matters Ohio, the non-profit lobbying for progressive values at the Ohio Statehouse and across Ohio, is mobilizing against HB 327 and HB 322, two bills that could ban “divisive teaching” such as Critical Race Theory or CRT.
The Ohio…
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Busting Myths: Columbus’ major "news media" against democratic politics and the public
As I have written in these and other publications, Columbus is poorly served by its major media, from its no-longer-daily Columbus Dispatch, owned and operated by the USA Today/Gannett chain, to its three network TV affiliates and its NPR…
// Opinion