The last year of a relentless Israeli war on Gaza, and bloody raids and violence in the West Bank have been largely viewed in terms of their horrific humanitarian outcomes: the unequaled killing of tens of thousands, the obliteration of Gaza and the destruction in the West Bank. 

 While humanitarian urgency must indeed be a priority, other factors are also deserving of consideration, especially as we mark the one-year anniversary of the ongoing war. 

 Even though the mass killing is yet to end, there are several conclusions that can already be drawn about the long-term consequences of the war. 

We start GREEP Zoom #193 with the great ANDREA MILLER, who lays out her powerful push for getting out the vote in key swing states, including Florida, Georgia and North Carolina.

STEPHEN SPITZ explains his very mixed experience with young election workers at the University of Michigan.

RAY MCCLENDON follows by describing the mixed impacts of manipulated polls and the stripping of voter registration rolls in Georgia and elsewhere.

A major election outcome prediction made by Alan Lichtman, who has been right many times before, is analyzed by TATANKA BRICCA.

We then shift gears to our Nuclear Webinar, starting with Michigan-based reporter ROGER RAPOPORT, who gives us the low-down on the insane attempt to re-fire the Palisades atomic reactor.

World-renowned health researcher JOE MANGANO confirms the death toll from TMI, Fermi, Palisades and other nukes linked to radiation emissions from these “perfectly safe” loser reactors.

KEVIN KAMPS of Beyond Nuclear adds Fermi I and other destroyed or decrepit nukes to the murderous list.

We pay homage to the great Philadelphia Inquirer op ed against TMI from the great Jane Fonda.

Outdoor protest with signs about Save Ohio Parks

In December 2022, during the Christmas holiday season and lame duck session – with no public input - the Ohio General Assembly stuffed a poultry bill with amendments and passed a law requiring fracking under Ohio’s state parks and public lands for gas and oil.

HB 507 also falsely defined gas as a “green energy,” despite climate scientists’ warnings that methane gas emissions related to gas and oil production are 80 percent more potent than carbon dioxide and accelerate climate warming.

Ohio public lands include state parks, forests, wilderness and wildlife areas, public colleges and universities, and Ohio Department of Transportation rights of way.

Save Ohio Parks, the statewide, all-volunteer group concerned about the effects of fracking on human health, the environment, its fresh water, and planet warming, lists in a Candidate Accountability document the legislators who voted yes on H.B. 507 and are running for office in 2024: 13 for Ohio Senate seats and 35 for the Ohio House.

Details about event

Thursday, October 10, 2024, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Join us for the launch of our Co-op Circle – a space for learning, collaboration, and community-building around cooperative enterprises.
Whether you're a seasoned co-op enthusiast or just curious about how co-ops can transform our community, this event is for you!  
More details to come – stay tuned!  Let’s fuel the cooperative fire in Central Ohio!  Location: Two Dollar Radio Headquarters, 1126 Parsons Ave, Columbus 43206.  

The U.S. government often claims to stand for the rule of law, but this past year has made it painfully clear that this doesn’t apply to Palestinians. The moral, financial, and security costs of U.S. support for Israel’s rapidly expanding wars are adding up for Americans, too.

November 5’s life/death presidential choice is in less than a month.  
 
You may not be in one of the seven decisive swing states.
 
But you want to have impact beyond your own vote.

Colonialism is hardly a thing of the past – it’s alive and vibrant as ever . . . from the Middle East to Western Europe to the United States to India and God knows where else. And it can be profitable as hell, at least for the right industries.

Be afraid. Be very afraid!

This is true especially if you belong to a wealthy, heavily armed nation – because your enemies are everywhere, clustering at your borders or, even worse, daring to claim possession of their ancestral land and inconveniencing your possession of it.

No one had expected that one year would be enough to recenter the Palestinian cause as the world’s most pressing issue, and that millions of people across the globe, would, once again rally for Palestinian freedom. 

 The last year witnessed an Israeli genocide in Gaza, unprecedented violence in the West Bank, but also legendary expressions of Palestinian sumud, or steadfastness. 

 It is not the enormity of the Israeli war, but the degree of the Palestinian sumud that has challenged what once seemed to be a foregone conclusion to the Palestinian struggle. 

Details about event

October 11-13, 2024
Madlab Theater, 227 N. Third St., Columbus OH 43215
Have you ever searched for something all of your life, and when you finally find it:  you realize THAT'S what you'd been looking for? Only to have the thing you finally found, that you had been searching for all of your life, get stolen from you in an instant?
A Crime of Forgiveness is about an unlikely friendship between two people who find forgiveness, healing, and reconciliation through a tragic incident.  
A bond of friendship and a journey of healing develop that aren't readily welcomed with open arms-- and that reach far beyond the grave.
Based on a true story.
Friday, Oct 11 - 8pm
Sat, Oct 12 - 1pm, 8pm
Sun, Oct 13 - 4pm
Tickets - $20.00

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