Local News in Franklin County

The human rights crisis in Kroger’s supply chain

While the Fair Food Program (FFP) continues to change the lives of farmworkers across the U.S. and inspire worker-led human rights initiatives around the world, some of the country’s largest food corporations still refuse to bring the FFP’s proven protections into their own…

Today is the International Day of Peace

Today is the International Day of Peace. It arrives 10 days after September 11, which some have turned into a day of bigotry and willful ignorance. After a quarter-century of calming down, it's now possible in some corners of this country to talk rationally about how massive,…

Dr. Mohammad Tawfiq: The Egyptian Doctor Who Went to Gaza Twice

When Dr. Mohammad Tawfiq left his medical practice in Egypt and traveled to Gaza in the middle of a devastating war, he knew he was entering a place where even the most basic medical care had become a struggle. What he may not have known was that Gaza would change him forever.…

A remorseful update on Trump’s war in Iran

Introduction Trump set the stage for the war in Iran by withdrawing from an earlier agreement between the US and other states in which Iran allowed robust inspections of suspected sites and agreed, as Iran has consistently done, not to develop a nuclear weapon. The terms of the…

20th Anniversary of Rights of Nature

In 1972, a small California law journal published professor Christopher Stone’s seminal article, “Should trees have standing?” Thirty-four years later, his thought experiment became legal reality when a rural community in Pennsylvania passed the first-ever rights of nature law in…

Lebanese Civilians Held Hostage by Israel: Families Still Seeking Answers

I attended an event last night at the Noor Islamic Cultural Center in Hilliard about Palestinian hostages held by Israel. The event was sponsored by Baladna, a newly established nonprofit organization that seeks to advance the Palestinian cause and promote Palestinian rights in…

I, MAGA

Newsom AI Concerns, But Diablo On The Moral Backburner

Harvey's comment at the The New York Times harvey wasserman | LA While Newsom's concerns about AI are admirable & well-directed, we wish he would extend the same protections to the Diablo Canyon nuclear reactors, which are effectively uninsured. Their health & safety regulation…

Mike Huckabee is the most evil person in the Trump administration

There are some truly psychopathic ghouls in the Trump administration, including Trump himself, but as of today I am convinced that US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee is the absolute worst of them. As Israeli officials become more open about their plans for the ethnic cleansing…

Sept. 14, 2026 - 280 Solartopia/Greep Zoom Election 2026 And Nuclear Power Are Both Under Fire!

We begin GREEP Zoom #280 with JERRY ASHTON celebrating the 15th anniversary of OCCUPY WALLSTREET. We’re then honored by the great RAY MCCLENDON of Communities United, who leads our deep dive into the realities of a mid-term election into which billionaire oligarchs are pouring…

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Is Europe Restraining Israel—or Merely Protecting the Two-State Illusion?

This time, Europe seems serious about holding Israel accountable - or at least that is what 11 European countries, together with Canada, want us to believe.