I clicked on this story on @matternews.bsky.social because I immediately recognized the person in the photo from his other job at Land-Grant Brewing. Then I queued him up on Spotify as I read it. Great stuff.
With a new song (âMidsummerâ) set to drop on Monday, Sept. 30, the Columbus rapper is closing one chapter and setting the stage for whatever is to come.
My latest article, on our anti-union school board
"City leadership claims to be very pro-labor, but the results are mixed, to put it kindly. We have certainly heard pro-labor talk from our leaders. But a different story can play out behind the scenes." New from Local Politics columnist Rachel Wenning. matternews.org/voices/local...
The anti-union animus present in some local elected officials is evident in a leaked document written by at least two school board members and detailing actions the board could take to sway public per...
"City leadership claims to be very pro-labor, but the results are mixed, to put it kindly. We have certainly heard pro-labor talk from our leaders. But a different story can play out behind the scenes." New from Local Politics columnist Rachel Wenning. matternews.org/voices/local...
The anti-union animus present in some local elected officials is evident in a leaked document written by at least two school board members and detailing actions the board could take to sway public per...
âSome people, they donât want to see it. They donât want to deal with it. And for those people, often the only way to make them pay attention is to kind of stop them in the hamster wheel of their day.â matternews.org/community/th...
In early March, a group of protesters staged a direct action at the Boeing facility in Heath, Ohio, drawing attention to the role the United States and weapons manufacturers such as Boeing have in abe...
âSome people, they donât want to see it. They donât want to deal with it. And for those people, often the only way to make them pay attention is to kind of stop them in the hamster wheel of their day.â matternews.org/community/th...
In early March, a group of protesters staged a direct action at the Boeing facility in Heath, Ohio, drawing attention to the role the United States and weapons manufacturers such as Boeing have in abe...
A reminder that this community conversation is coming up on Thursday at Two Dollar Radio HQ. www.facebook.com/events/81715...
âItâs about those people who fall through the cracks. We donât get to pretend they donât exist, and you donât get to sweep them deeper into the woods somewhere. ... Itâs like, you have to deal with this, Columbus. And youâre doing a terrible fucking job.â matternews.org/community/sh...
Homeless advocate Ben Colburn described these short-term tent communities as a form of âharm reductionâ that offer temporary aid and connection to unhoused people who exist outside of Columbusâ curren...
Last week, after yet another school shooting, Sen. JD Vance said these massacres are a âfact of life.â On the anniversary of 9/11, columnist @jackshuler.bsky.socialmatternews.org/voices/on-th...
Last week, after yet another school shooting, Sen. JD Vance said these massacres are a âfact of life.â Columnist Jack Shuler laments the surrender in this statement and reminds us of the importance of...
ââŚhis photograph had been picked up and shared by right wing sites such as InfoWars as âproofâ that Haitian immigrants were catching and eating animals, including household pets â a deeply racist lie constructed and incubated in right wing internet circles and gradually spread to the mainstream.â
âThe people actually contacting me are those you would consider to be reputable. ... Then you get the other side that was just like, âHey, hereâs a random picture of a Black guy. We can use that as a weapon.â The Daily Caller didnât get a hold of me.â matternews.org/community/wh...
In July, a Columbus resident took a picture of a man carrying a goose carcass on the cityâs North Side. In recent days, the image has been used to falsely advance a racist right-wing campaign aimed at...