from http://www.buckeyestateblog.com Kent Prosecutor Drops Littering Charge Against Anti-War Activist Submitted by Jerid on Fri, 09/07/2007 – 2:01pm. It’s about damn time. KENT, Ohio (AP) — A prosecutor agreed to drop a littering charge against an anti-war activist who placed an “Impeach Bush” placard in a public garden, the second time a charge has been […]
9/11 Press For Truth “Probably one of the greatest documentaries to be produced because everybody — from a 90 year old man to a 4 year old child, from a PhD to no education — will understand it and because it has no hidden agenda.” -Dick Gregory, social satirist “Phenomenal! Stunning! Unbelievable! It’s so well […]
“In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.” President Dwight Eisenhower
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
As the world watched in horror, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on August 29, 2005. Like many who watched the unfolding drama on television news, director Spike Lee was shocked not only by the scale of the disaster, but by the slow, inept and disorganized response of the emergency and recovery effort. Lee was moved to document this modern American tragedy, a morality play witnessed by people all around the world. The result is WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE: A REQUIEM IN FOUR ACTS. The film is structured in four acts, each dealing with a different aspect of the events that preceded and followed Katrina’s catastrophic passage through New Orleans. Read more.
Thursday, August 09, 2007 James Ewinger, Plain Dealer Reporter (Cleveland, OH) Kent – A soft-spoken teacher posted the words “Impeach Bush” in a public garden, and Kent police cast him as an outlaw. Today Kevin Egler is fighting that in Kent Municipal Court, and the case is emerging as a free-speech issue of interest well […]
by Harvey Wasserman & Bob Fitrakis July 30, 2007 It is time to think about the “unthinkable.” The Bush Administration has both the inclination and the power to cancel the 2008 election. The GOP strategy for another electoral theft in 2008 has taken clear shape, though we must assume there is much more we don’t […]
Saturday, August 11, 2007 Free Press Second Saturday Salon 6pm-midnight. Meet new friends in the progressive community! Have a meeting during the salon with a small group! Give a presentation on a social justice issus. Food, drinks, music, art, political discourse or just socializing time with progressive friends. Music by Marvin the Robot. Location:Free Press […]
by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman August 2, 2007 The illegal destruction of federally protected 2004 election materials by 56 of 88 Ohio counties has become a fraudulent “dog ate my homework” farce of absurd justifications and criminal coverups. The mass elimination of the critical evidence that could definitively prove or disprove the presumption that […]
by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman July 30, 2007 Note: This is the Second in a Two-Part Series The Free Press recently published an article entitled “Sausage making and electronic voting machines” that revealed shocking facts about e-voting flaws in a 2006 Franklin County, Ohio judicial race. This extensive investigation into this stolen election is […]
by Steven Rosenfeld July 30, 2007 In 56 of Ohio’s 88 counties, ballots and election records that would reveal whether the 2004 election was stolen have been “accidentally” destroyed. Two-thirds of Ohio counties have destroyed or lost their 2004 presidential ballots and related election records, according to letters from county election officials to the Ohio […]