Entries by Fitrakis

Giuliani, Ground Zero And The New Gott Mit Uns Movement

Bob Fitrakis September 13, 2010 It’s happening here: mindless nationalism coupled with the acceptable of cold-hearted mass murder. Former mayor of New York Rudolph Giuliani’s appearance on Meet the Press underscores the rise of the new American jackboot movement. Giuliani emerged as an apologist for forces in America that seek the clash of cultures, many […]

Free Press Second Saturday Salon, Saturday, September 11, 2010

Saturday, September 11, 2010 Free Press Second Saturday Salon 6pm-midnight. Enjoy the company of friends and fellow progressives with food, drink, music and more. A presentation by WCRS and others, and an outdoor drum circle are featured. BYOD – Bring Your own Drum. Sponsored by the Free Press and the Central Ohio Green Education Fund. […]

Come See Living Downstream, Wednesday, September 1, 2010 7:00 PM.

Living Downstream Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:00 PM. Gateway Film Center – 1550 North High Street Presented by the Columbus International Film + Video Festival and the Ohio Environmental Council (OEC) The CIF+VF kicks off its 2010 Early Bird Screenings with a fundraiser for the Ohio Environmental Council. “Living Downstream”, a film by Chanda […]

Free Press Free Film Night: “People to People”

Free Press Free Film Night Tuesday, August 24 at 7:30pm Drexel Theater, 2254 E. Main St., Bexley “People to People” This is a 45-minute doocumentary film co-produced by the Cuban Film Institute and the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples. It tells the story of the USA/Cuba Friendshipments in which hundreds of caravaners from […]

Diebold Deal In Ohio Ensures Inaccurate Elections

By Bob Fitrakis Aug. 15, 2010 The teaser in Thursday, August 12th’s Dispatch proclaimed “Diebold deal helps counties.” It should have read “Diebold settles lawsuits by offering free and discounted shoddy election hardware and software.” This is the equivalent of the Ford Motor Company settling the lawsuit against its incredible exploding Pintos by offering the […]

Bob Bytes Back Archive: 11/27/96 12th Avenue Freezeout

11/27/1996 FEATURED ARTICLE 12th Avenue freezeout by Bob Fitrakis An age-old question on government abuse asks: “Who watches the watchers?” In Columbus, the answer is easy, it’s Copwatch. Active and visible in the OSU campus area since the May 17, 1996 confrontation between Columbus police officers and 12th Avenue partiers, their slogan is “Refuse to […]

Moss Versus Machines: On The Fifth Anniversary Of The Death Of Election Protection Activist Bill Moss, News Reports Easy Hacking Of ATM Machines And Hence, Electronic Voting Machines

It is fitting on the fifth anniversary of the death of Bill Moss, lead plaintiff in the legendary Moss v. Bush 2004 lawsuit in Ohio, that the Associated Press is admitting the easy hackability of Diebold machines. “A hacker has discovered a way to force ATMs to disgorge their cash by hijacking the computers inside […]