GA-Sen: "It’s time to end the Senate filibuster so we can finally address gun...
Received this e-mail today from Teresa Tomlinson’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign:Gun violence is ravaging American communities on a daily basis, but just a few days ago, a bipartisan effort to enact...
View ArticleOhio white nationalist with weapons arsenal arrested after threatening a...
A self-described white nationalist has been arrested after threatening the Youngstown, Ohio Jewish Community Center. WFMJ has the details on the arrest of James Reardon, Jr.:A video allegedly posted by...
View ArticleThe states Trump needs to hold onto are the ones doing the worst for jobs in...
On Friday, we got more evidence that whatever job growth we have left in this country is largely leaving the Midwest behind. That came from the Bureau of Labor Statistics state-by-state report, which...
View ArticleThe Obamas' Film, “American Factory,” Explores the Challenges of Globalized...
On December 23, 2008 … workers at a General Motors assembly plant in Ohio gathered around a white S.U.V. just rolled off the line, snapping photos and holding back tears. A familiar scene [from] across...
View ArticleIA-Sen: Greenfield (D) Pressures Ernst (R) & Moscow Mitch To Do Something...
Received this e-mail today from Theresa Greenfield’s (D. IA) U.S. Senate campaign:Theresa Greenfield (D. IA)Joni Ernst has voted against bipartisan efforts to expand background checks, and now she's...
View ArticleDomestic Terror Mass Shootings by White American Men That DIDN'T Happen Last...
Also: Trump reverses, cow-tows to NRA on gun reform; Luntz offers advice to Dems on how to discuss climate...On today's BradCast: Our cowardly President couldn't even make it to the end of his summer...
View ArticleCultures clash as workers are squeezed by forces beyond their control in an...
Barbara Kopple's 1976 film Harlan County, USA is widely regarded as one of the finest documentaries ever made, and a definitive depiction of the issues surrounding the forces facing the fair treatment...
View ArticlePhoto Diary: Greetings From Cincinnati
I’ll be here for about a month. After that I am thinking about Omaha NE, depending on what the weather is like then.Like most cities, Cincinnati was built along a river—in this case the Ohio. There’s a...
View ArticleCrazy/Stupid Republican of the Day: Jim Renacci
Welcome to the 774th original “Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day” profile, where today we’ll be discussing Jim Renacci, who served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives for Ohio’s 16th...
View ArticleVoting Rights Roundup: Trump's China trade war may rocket up cost of mailing...
Leading Off●Military and Overseas Voting: Donald Trump’s trade war with China has already victimized many American farmers and businesses, but a new group of citizens could soon pay an unexpected...
View ArticlePhoto Diary: Underground Railroad Freedom Center
This is a powerful museum in downtown Cincinnati OH. It’s mission is to present the history of slavery and the resistance to it, past and present.Some photos from a visit.The museumA slave pen, from...
View ArticleAn hour from Dayton, students sell raffle tickets for AM-15 rifle: They're...
Elementary school students in New Richmond, Ohio are being asked to sell raffle tickets for an AR-15 optic ready rifle to raise money for a nonprofit’s Junior Lions Football and Cheer program. While...
View ArticleDave Chappelle goes home to Ohio to surprise Dayton, with free star-studded...
Comedian Dave Chappelle who grew up spending summers in Ohio with his father and now lives in Ohio, surprised Dayton residents with a huge, star-studded benefit concert—for free. The famed comedian...
View ArticlePhoto Diary: Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve, Cincinnati OH
This is a small park in Cincinnati (well, technically it is in the suburb of Colerain) that is within walking distance of my camping spot. It’s a great place to walk around for an afternoon.Some...
View ArticleVoting Rights Roundup: Kris Kobach's voter suppression crusade gets blasted...
Leading Off●Indiana: A three-judge panel on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a preliminary injunction issued by a lower court last year that blocked Indiana Republicans from using the flawed...
View ArticleTrump-appointed U.S. Attorney directly addresses white nationalists in...
A federal prosecutor based in northern Ohio went viral for all the right reasons Thursday, after delivering an unapologetic dose of anti-racism alongside an otherwise uneventful reading of a single...
View ArticleOhio Nuke and Coal Bailout Bill Supported By Supposed Free Market Fans
At the start of August, we explained how the Ohio bill bailing out coal and nuclear plants with consumer cash was a boon to Trump pal Bob Murray. Murray’s company supplied the FirstEnergy coal plants...
View ArticlePhoto Diary: William H Taft Historical Site, Cincinnati
The William Howard Taft National Historic Site in Cincinnati is the boyhood home of President Taft. Perhaps one of our more obscure Presidents, Taft was unique in that after leaving the White House he...
View ArticlePhoto Diary: Some Ohio Critters
Some random critters encountered around Cincinnati over the past few days.Typical Ohio woodlandLovely mushrooms that popped up after a rainBlack Vulture soars overheadThe distinctive leaves of the...
View ArticlePhoto Diary: American Sign Museum
I love quirky museums like this. ;)The American Sign Museum in Cincinnati OH celebrates something which we all see every day but tend to ignore unless we are looking for it: the humble business sign....
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