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Can Democratic Socialists help turn Ohio into a different kind of Red?
The recent wave of corruption among both Republicans and Democrats in Ohio – House Speaker Larry Householder and Cincinnati City Councilmembers being charged with bribery – along with the pandemic’s mishandling, could be the final straw for…
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Left out in the cold by both state and corporate bosses, say Kroger store employees
On a recent frigid early morning in a cramped, small-town Kroger twenty minutes outside Columbus, a long line twists and turns near the in-store pharmacy, one of 2,200 in-store pharmacies Kroger operates.
The line is somewhat socially…
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Mary Jane’s Guide: Right, Moral & Good (2021)
It seems so long ago. Another era. Another time. The economy was in crisis. The U.S. was immersed in two foreign wars. Activism was at a crossroads. The public was crying out for change. The year was 2009. In answer to those struggles, I wrote…
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ColumbusMediaInsider: It's Sherrod Brown's Party Now
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown has taken over the Ohio Democratic Party (ODP), putting his protégé Elizabeth Walters in charge with the blessing of a handful of union donors.
On one hand, this could be good because Sherrod is the only Ohio…
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