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Everybody Knows radio show with special guest Ed Forman

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Dr. Bob Fitrakis and Dan-o Dougan converse with local musician Ed Forman and play songs from his new album with 400 Pirates -- and a few live songs he strums in the studio.

Fridays 11pm - WGRN 91.9FM 
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Mondays 2pm - WCRS 92.7 / 98.3FM
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The Giggity Report

Turkey At The Gaetz

Ginther’s investigation into ex parte communication with Judge Mingo drags on

Joe Motil

It was one year ago today that Environmental Court Judge Stephanie Mingo declared that “City of Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther is the source of the ex parte communication” in the case of the Greyhound bus station on Columbus’ west side. Judge Mingo should have revealed the Mayor’s name during the Emergency Status Conference that was held on October 12, 2023, 26 days before the mayoral election. Judge Mingo was well aware of the implications of announcing Andy Ginther’s name as the ex parte communicator just 26 days prior to Election Day.  She had a duty to tell the public who it was and what was said and her silence brings into question judicial partiality of a high-ranking city official. This was a clear abuse of power and the mayor made the phone call to get an advantage in the election. The mayor tried to obstruct official business of the court.

Fascism: What It Is and How to Fight It book discussion

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Thursday, November 21, 6pm, Enarson Classroom Building [Rm. 240], 2009 Millikin Rd., and online at tinyurl.com/CORSmeeting

Join us this Thursday at 6pm for a discussion on the pamphlet “Fascism: What It Is and How to Fight It” by Leon Trotsky. Come in person to Enarson Classroom Building Rm. 240 or attend online at tinyurl.com/CORSmeeting.

The text of this book is available at marxists.org/archive/trotsky/works/1944/1944-fas.htm.

There is no need to read the text to come discuss with us. We welcome all students, workers, and community members who want to build the left and fight the right!

Hosted by Central Ohio Revolutionary Socialists.

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A Nation in Denial: Why Israel’s Defeat is Imminent

The paradoxical phrase, 'running away forward' is one of the most apt descriptions that illustrates the state of Israeli affairs now. 

 It seems that everything that Israel has done in the past year or so is a mere attempt to deny, distract from or escape imminent future scenarios - all of which are bleak. 

 Indeed, the last year has repeatedly proven that Israel's military supremacy is no longer able to win wars or decide political outcomes. 

Post-election: Bringing Hope Back to Life

If you want to play the game of politics, here’s step one: Reduce everything to a linear political viewpoint: “right” or “left.” No matter how deep and large and complex that viewpoint is, politicize it, turn it into something that’s either right or wrong. It’s all about winning or losing.

Did Harris lean too far left? Oh gosh. Neither Liz Cheney nor Taylor Swift could save her.

I’m still immersed in my own recovery process – recovery from the election, of course. And yes, I’m feeling pain because “my side” lost, but my emotions are complicated by the fact that I didn’t really have a side in the election. It wasn’t simply that I was frustrated with the campaigns and claims of both major parties (the only ones that mattered, right?). I’ve apparently reached a point in my life where the entire political game feels problematic; it minimizes our world in a way I can no longer tolerate.

The Trumpy Trumpy Shake

Neo-Nazi march: How should we respond?

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The presence of white supremacist groups, such as neo-Nazis marching in public spaces like the Short North will provoke strong reactions from various communities including African Americans and Jewish people, among others.

While some of our white allies may suggest to simply ignore attention-starved masked Nazis marching in our communities and dismiss them as “clowns,” this is easier said than done for African Americans and Jewish people. These events are viewed as deeply disturbing and threatening due to the symbols of hate and the ideologies these groups represent.

For African Americans: Fear, Anger and Historical Trauma

They may feel fear and anger, as these groups often promote ideologies that are explicitly racist and aim to intimidate minority communities. This can also trigger historical memories of racial violence (lynchings) and be a stark reminder of ongoing racial tensions and systemic racism.

For Jewish People: Distress, Alarm and Historical Trauma

“Ghost Mound” no more? A map from 1892 shows Shrum Mound may not stand alone

Map and photo of mound

A Franklin County map from 1892 of “ancient earthworks,” or Native American burial mounds and other structures, may show that Shrum Mound on the near West Side does have a sibling mound nearby, after all.

The map, uncovered by fringe historian and author Fritz Zimmeran, is pictured above with an arrow pointing to two mounds. One of those dots is believed to be Shrum Mound (pictured on right), which is on present-day McKinley Avenue. It is one of region’s last remaining conical Native American burial mounds. The Ohio History Connection believes it was constructed by the Adena people 2,000 years ago and possibly homage to a distant mountain.

No doubt, map making from the late 1800s was an imperfect task. Nevertheless, the map suggests there are two Adena burial mounds off McKinley Avenue, as amateur historians have speculated for decades. They have dubbed the second mound “Quarry Mound” (pictured on left) and Shrum Mound stands stoically in a small public park on the banks of the quarry roughly three hundred feet away.

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