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Big Ohio news: SB 5 repeal petition approved, signature gathering can begin
Great news in Ohio. Yesterday, the petition to prevent SB 5 from becoming law and to put a statewide referendum to block it permanently has been approved: The petition language and accompanying...
View ArticleThe New Feudalism
Much has been written over the years about middle class voters voting against their own interests and supporting Republican candidates who, essentially, seek to gut any tax policy or government...
View ArticleTax day, Passover week: labor, migration & justice, now...and in 2049
This Passover, the past meets the future- Facebook game America 2049 addresses the rights of migrant workers.
View ArticleOne in Ten Babies...
Nearly 1 in 10 babies born last year in this Appalachian county tested positive for drugs. In January, police caught several junior high school students, including a seventh grader, with painkillers....
View ArticleVanguard: why non-violence is so important
Today's post by Matt Yglesias was quite interesting. But it was an observation of CastorpI, a commenter on his post that really grabbed me: The Republicans really have become a Leninist vanguard...
View ArticleThe Care, Feeding, and Reproduction of the American Election, part 12
This is a surprisingly short section at the moment, given the subject.
View ArticleDisgruntled Republican Cop and Firefighter School Michael Steele
If you missed The Ed Show last night on MSNBC, you missed one of the best segments I've ever seen on television. Two union public servants, a police officer and a firefighter, both (former?)...
View ArticleSeriously, Putting on Blackface Is Your Best Argument?
Sometimes I just ask, "Why?", and shake my head. This has been one of those weeks. I am a doctoral candidate at Miami University in Southwest Ohio. For all the Mayberry-esque charm, Oxford is a...
View ArticleToxic stupidity: Oil industry claims its profits support public employees
The American Petroleum Institute is pulling out all the stops to protect over $100 billion in subsidies, tax breaks, and royalty "relief" for the oil and gas industry. The latest gambit is to link oil...
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Ohio Republicans unhappy Republicans did what Republicans do
Nothing says "trasforming Ohio for growth" like slashing education. It started out hopefully, as Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich rolled out his state's budget to reporters: Let me give you a couple...
View ArticleHate Crime in Ohio kills man's 8 horses
I'm a horseperson, and I just read this story...it literally sickens me. 8 horses killed in McConnelsville barn fire McCONNELSVILLE -- Brent Whitehouse was in shock and dismay after his barn burned to...
View ArticlePresident Obama: "Don't blame public employees for a financial crisis they...
Right on, Mr. President! A local news network in Ohio had a chance to sit down with the President where they discussed things such as gas prices and the anti-union bill here in Ohio, Senate Bill 5. He...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Science Saturday (Recall Rick Snyder edition)
Welcome to Science Saturday, where the Overnight News Digest crew informs and entertains you with this week's news about science, space, and the environment. In keeping with the theme of the two...
View ArticleOhio's botched charter school reforms reintroduced. Will we ever learn?
Maybe there's something in the water of the Great Lakes? Crazy education "schemes" disguised as education reform seem to be popping up almost daily. In Michigan, I've written about the desire of...
View ArticleFrom Ohio? Help kick off the campaign to defeat the state's anti-union bill
Governor Kasich and Ohio Republicans thought they won their war on working families when they rammed through their bill last month to strip workers of their right to bargain for fair benefits. They...
View ArticleRep. Dennis Kucinich, D-WA???
This is not snark! According to the Daily Caller, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, (D, OH-10) is considering seeking reelection not in Ohio but rather in Washington state's new 10th Congressional district. Ohio,...
View ArticleNew Evidence in Kent State Shootings
On May 4, 1970, communications student Terry Strubbe set the microphone of his reel-to-reel tape recorder on the windowsill of his dorm room overlooking Blanket Hill and turned on the recorder before...
View ArticleWeekly Pulse: Arrests over the Ryan Plan, and the GOP’s Kinder, Gentler...
By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger This week marks the final edition of the Weekly Pulse. I have been writing the newsletter since 2008 and it has certainly been an exciting time to be...
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OH SB5 repeal rally -- photo diary
Signature gathering for the petition to repeal Ohio's anti-collective bargaining law (Senate Bill 5) is well underway. Accordingly, Stand Up for Ohio held a rally at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus...
View Article'No On SB 5': Training and signature gathering
The effort to put Ohio's union busting law on the ballot in November is underway. Despite some typical efforts to prevent popular opinion from being expressed, it's going extremely well. Cross posted...
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