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Lone Black juror in Henry Green civil rights trial felt “pressured,” Judge declares mistrial

Retired Army and Air Force Reserve Sergeant Adrienne Hood waited five years and five months to prove to a jury that Columbus Division of Police officers Zachary Rosen and Jason Bare used excessive force causing the death of her son, Henry Green V…

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National Defense and Dead Children

A new defense budget looms. Maybe we’re running out of wars to fight, but no matter. The proposed figure before Congress is bigger than ever: $778 billion.


How fascinating — and how irrelevant — that the vote is scheduled just a…

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Left-leaning activists tried but Ohio GOP keeps state in gerrymandered MAGA stranglehold

The grassroots Ohio Citizens Redistricting Commission (OCRC) slammed Ohio Republicans on Tuesday following the release of their updated congressional map proposal which would make 13 of the Ohio’s 15 congressional districts favor the GOP in a…

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Busting Myths: An Open Letter to the Ohio Democratic Party: Where are you and why have you lost touch with D/democracy?

Two and a half months ago, I published this letter to the editor in the Toledo Blade, Aug. 29, 2021: 


 


Where is the Ohio Democratic Party?


“Where is the Ohio Democratic Party? Commentators like me address…

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