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Protesting immigrant raids in Mt Vernon, Ohio

Armed federal agents violently attacked and assaulted the owner and some workers of Panchos Tacos restaurant in downtown Mount Vernon, Ohio on Thursday, October 9, 2025. The...

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Queen Mother Ann B. Walker: Columbus Has Lost a Legend, but Her Blueprint Lives...

On Sunday, October 5, 2025, Columbus would learn that afternoon the news that shook its soul: Queen Mother Ann B. Walker — broadcaster, journalist, community matriarch, civil...

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Trump Coin

Unless the law prevails, and in most situations that involve Donald Trump, it doesn’t, there will be a coin issued by the United States Treasury Department with Donald Trump’s face on it.

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Action Alert

Shannon Hardin
Sunday, 12 October 2025
Urge City Council to keep private equity from buying up Columbus homes
From Indivisible Central OhioLast week, Jordan McLaughlin gave a fascinating presentation to ICO members about private equity and the housing crisis in Columbus that shows how the purchase of property by private equity in our...
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Protest
10 October 2025
Local Veterans For Peace Chapter 183 works for social justice
Rick Wilhelm

A Central Ohio Chapter of Veterans For Peace (VFP) has been operating in the Columbus and surrounding areas for over a year. We have 15 core members, all of...
News
Protestors
12 October 2025
Protesting immigrant raids in Mt Vernon, Ohio
Bruce Kiracofe

Armed federal agents violently attacked and assaulted the owner and some workers of Panchos Tacos restaurant in downtown Mount Vernon, Ohio...
Politics
11 October 2025
What do OSU and Israel have in common?
Mahmoud El-Yousseph
 

What do Ohio State University (OSU) and Israel have in common? They both desperately try to conceal the truth about the Israeli genocide in Gaza and the...
Music
Bob, Tiffany and Dan with witches in the background
10 October 2025
It's the season of the witch on Everybody Knows
Suzanne Patzer

Dr. Bob Fitrakis and Dan-o Dougan talk with Tiffany Boggins, the proprietor of Witchlab in Columbus and play witchy, devilish and ghostly tunes.

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Arts
Turnstile on stage
28 September 2025
Bus Stile Adventures:Turnstile Columbus, Ohio 9-23-2025 Kemba Live
Wes Flexner aka ANONANONANON

Turnstile’s singer Brenden Yates singer thanked Columbus for Turnstile’s bassist Franz
Lyons...
Editorial
Peace sign on rainbow flag
12 October 2025
Give Peace a Chance
Wade Rathke

The situation in Gaza has been horrifying. Provoked by Hamas attack and killing of Israelis at a concert two years ago, Israel has launched a devasting...
People
Trek Manifest
12 October 2025
Trek Manifest discusses recording a live hip hop album
Wes Flexner

Trek Manifest is recording an entire album at Natalie’s with a live band October 11th.

Do I understand this...
Action Alerts
Shannon Hardin
12 October 2025
Urge City Council to keep private equity from buying up Columbus homes

From Indivisible Central Ohio
Last week, Jordan McLaughlin gave a fascinating ...
Human Rights
People protesting
09 October 2025
No New Bonds coalition makes case that OH Treasurer is laundering taxpayer funds through Israel bonds
David Hill

Organizers from across the state held a press conference marking two years of war on the people of Gaza and renewing calls for No New Bonds - divestment of...