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Some Nations Become Concentration Camps — And Stay That Way

The belief that all people are equal and want peace is comforting. But comfort does not make it true.

The 20th century offered a brutal lesson: whole nations can be reshaped by totalitarian rule until their populations lose the moral…

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Woman with sign saying Break the ICE

ICE protest in Columbus Ohio

Approximately 50 people representing various organizations, including Veterans for Peace, Students for Justice in Palestine, and The Communist Party of the United States,  protested against ICE, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,…

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Sinkane

Sinkane Interviewed

Ahmed Gallab’s Parliament meets Radiohead band Sinkane exists as exemplification of the  potential of a Columbus artist. Sinkane’s latest release City Slang We Belong is a scorcher which anyone that likes Parliament, Prince, and LCD…

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The cruelest budget bill I've ever seen

This article first appeared on Rachel Coyle's Substack.

A budget is a moral document. It shows us your priorities.

For example, Ohio’s budget can fund programs that support children and families — or it…

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