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Ohio politicians condemned for pandemic comparisons to Nazi Germany

By: Tyler Buchanan - Monday April 5, 2021

To Ohio lawmaker Kris Jordan, the mask requirement and the roll out of optional COVID-19 vaccines are two steps toward an American genocide like that of the Holocaust during World War II. “It’s just a mask, wear it. It’s just a shot, take it,” reads a March 31 Facebook post from Rep. Jordan, a Republican […]

Alleged Neo-Nazi who carried anti-Semitic sign at COVID-19 protest pleads guilty to gun charge

By: Jake Zuckerman - Wednesday September 16, 2020

An alleged neo-Nazi with an extensive criminal history who raised an anti-Semitic sign at a protest of the coronavirus quarantine pleaded guilty to a federal weapons charge last week. Police arrested Matthew Paul Slatzer, 36, at Fast Times Pub in Canton on Feb. 2. Slatzer, who was intoxicated, was accused of unlawfully possessing a .38 […]

Jewish leader: response to Brenner part of ‘protocol’ on handling Ohio pols’ Nazi comparisons

By: Tyler Buchanan - Thursday April 23, 2020

When the anti-Semitic comments amplified by state Sen. Andrew Brenner were uncovered Wednesday morning, Howie Beigelman, the son of a Holocaust survivor, knew what to do.  He picked up the phone and called Brenner directly to talk about them. This is the third such call the executive director of Ohio Jewish Communities has had to […]

GOP lawmaker says he won’t let Jewish health director turn Ohio into Nazi Germany

By: Tyler Buchanan - Wednesday April 22, 2020

Note: State Sen. Andrew Brenner apologized for the comments on Thursday afternoon. Updates are being posted to a new story available here. The original reporting from throughout Wednesday is below. A Republican state senator took to Facebook on Holocaust Remembrance Day to pledge he would not allow the Jewish Ohio Department of Health director to […]

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Abortion referendum shows how out-of-touch Ohio’s gerrymandered, extremist legislature is

By: David DeWitt - Thursday August 4, 2022

Voters in Kansas Tuesday shot down a ballot referendum to remove abortion rights protections from their state constitution, by a margin of 59-41. Passing it would have paved the way for state lawmakers there to pass far-reaching abortion restrictions, or even an outright ban. Voters took a megaphone to the national stage and said, “No.” […]

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Ex Oath Keeper reveals racist beliefs of white nationalist group, and plans to start a civil war

By: Guest Author - Wednesday July 20, 2022

By Sara Kamali, University of California Santa Barbara During his testimony before congressional investigators, former Oath Keepers spokesman Jason Van Tatenhove left little doubt about the intentions of the white nationalist militia group when its members stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Tatenhove explained that Jan. 6 “could have been a spark that […]

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Ohio’s most powerful elected politicians are morally and ethically bankrupt

By: David DeWitt - Thursday June 2, 2022

We aren’t living in the Ohio that most Ohioans want. We are living in the Ohio that corrupt politicians obsessed only with maintaining and maximizing their power, and enriching themselves and their donor friends, want us to live in. This week, the gerrymander-rigged Ohio General Assembly fast-tracked legislation to put more guns in Ohio public […]

U.S. Senate Republicans block bill requiring agencies monitor domestic terrorism

By: Ariana Figueroa - Friday May 27, 2022

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a bill that would require federal agencies to monitor domestic terrorism incidents, including those potentially related to white supremacy. The failure of the Senate procedural vote showed again how difficult it is for Congress to agree on any response to U.S. gun violence. It followed a racist […]

Commission recommends new names for 9 Army bases to end ties to Confederacy

By: Jennifer Shutt - Thursday May 26, 2022

WASHINGTON — The group in charge of renaming military installations that have continued to honor Confederates released its recommendations for nine bases on Tuesday. The Naming Commission, created by Congress in a defense authorization bill, is set to give its final report to the U.S. House and Senate Armed Services committees before Oct. 1, though […]

COMMENTARY

Returning power over basic rights to illegally gerrymandered states like Ohio is a disaster

By: David DeWitt - Thursday May 5, 2022

Gerrymandering destroys legitimate representation, so the U.S. Supreme Court returning power over basic civil rights to illegally gerrymandered states like Ohio is an absolute disaster in waiting. Many people will suffer horribly in ways big and small. Do you want your privacy rights, your health care rights, your marriage rights, your discrimination protections, and your […]

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