Energy Independence Requires Steel Independence
Shale oil and gas, now fracked from deep underground in two dozen states, is celebrated for delivering energy independence to the United States. But that goal can’t truly be achieved if America depends...
View ArticleWI, OH, NV & MT-Sen, PA-06 & AZ-02: Council For A Livable World...
Received this e-mail today from the Council for a Livable World:There are 33 hours left before the crucial end-of-March fundraising deadline. 33 hours for candidates endorsed by Council for a Livable...
View ArticleOhio birth certificate policy challenged in court
It was almost a month ago that a federal judge ordered Idaho to change its birth certificate policy. So now it is Ohio's turn.Four transgender Ohioans (listed as Stacie Ray, Jane Doe, Ashley Breda, and...
View ArticleICYMI: Overt racial discrimination by cops is still illegal
Vanessa Enoch and Avery Corbin attended a pretrial hearing in a case against a local judge in Hamilton County, Ohio. After the hearing, they joined a group of approximately 20 people in the courthouse...
View ArticleThe Nation Releases Their List Of Top 10 2018 Midterm Progressive Candidates...
The Nation released their article about the top ten candidates running for both local and federal races in the 2018 midterm elections. For the most part, it’s a great list. Four of these candidates I...
View ArticleOH-Gov: Cordray (D) Slams DeWine's (R) Plan To End Medicaid Expansion To...
Received this e-mail today from former Attorney General and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director, Richard Cordray’s (D. OH) gubernatorial campaign:Richard Cordray (D. OH)It’s a sad fact that...
View ArticleTheResistance - 2018-Mid-Terms - Live Blog Evening Edition -04|07|18 -
70+ million who voted against him. We are the majority. Our voices will be heard.All are welcome!upcoming rallies AND MARCHESApril 4, 2018— Washington, DC — ACT Now! Unite to End RacismApril 7, 2018—...
View Article7 questions for Aftab Pureval, Democratic candidate for House in Ohio's 1st...
After Election Day in 2016, I wrote about Aftab Pureval, a young political newcomer, and how he managed to upset a long-term incumbent to become Hamilton County’s clerk of courts here in Southwest...
View ArticleLicking-Knox CLC in Newark, Ohio, Endorses HR 676, Nat’l Single Payer Health...
David McElfresh, President, reports that his central labor council, the Licking-Knox CLC in Newark, Ohio, has endorsed HR 676, the national single payer legislation also known as Expanded and Improved...
View ArticleOhio Speaker Cliff Rosenberger (R) suddenly resigns after FBI inquiry
Fast-moving story out of Ohio. Their Speaker of the House, Cliff Rosenberger (R), has suddenly resigned over an FBI inquiry.House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger announced Tuesday night he will resign his...
View ArticleOH-Sen: Sherrod Brown (D) Continues To Go After NRA-Owned GOP Congress On Gun...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown’s (D. OH) re-election campaign:Sen. Sherrod Brown (D. OH)For years, I’ve pleaded with many lawmakers in the Republican Party to shake...
View ArticleRedistricting Reform on the Ballot: Ohio Issue 1
On May 8, Ohio voters will vote on a measure to reform the redistricting process after Republicans gerrymandered the crap out of the state in 2011. The bill is an improvement over the current system...
View ArticleOH-Gov: Richard Cordray (D) Throws Down The Populist Gauntlet At GOP's...
Damn straight:Ohio’s Democratic gubernatorial frontrunner Richard Cordray, facing a strong challenge from former Cleveland mayor and congressman Dennis Kucinich, struck a militantly populist tone...
View ArticleOH-Gov: Former Obama Advisor Valerie Jarrett Helps Richard Cordray (D) Become...
Received this e-mail today from former Obama Administration Senior Advisor, Valerie Jarrett, in support of former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director, Richard Cordray’s (D. OH) gubernatorial...
View ArticleBig win: Federal appeals court rejects Ohio's attempt to defund Planned...
The conservative-leaning Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, which hears federal appeals from Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee, isn’t usually the source of good news. But on Wednesday, the Sixth...
View ArticleOH-Gov: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) Helps A Real Populist Win The...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) in support of former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director, Richard Cordray’s (D. OH) gubernatorial campaign:I know what...
View ArticleWI, MA & OH-Sen: Russ Feingold Refuses To Let GOP Dark Money Defeat These...
Received this e-mail today from former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (D. WI) in support of U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D. WI), Elizabeth Warren (D.MA) and Sherrod Brown’s (D.OH) re-election...
View Article'We ain't racial': white Ohioans defend disgusting display of Confederate...
About thirty miles east of Cincinnati, Louie Jones, Jr. lives with his daddy in a house that would disturb pretty much any person of color, and most white people. The front porch is positively...
View ArticleOH-Gov: Richard Cordray (D) & Betty Sutton (D) Slam OH GOP's Attacks On...
Received this e-mail today from Lt. Governor nominee, former Rep. Betty Sutton (D. OH), on behalf of the Richard Cordray (D. OH)/Betty Sutton (D. OH) gubernatorial ticket:Betty Sutton (D. OH) I could...
View ArticleOH-Sen: Sherrod Brown (D) Continues To Expose The GOP Tax Scam As One Big...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown’s (D. OH) re-election campaign:President Trump and Republicans insisted their tax plan would help the middle class get ahead.The nonpartisan...
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