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Free Press ([link removed]) continues to publish timely important articles that cover topics avoided by mainstream media. We trust that you will enjoy these articles, published in May 2023. Find us at Freepress.org.

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Out-of-Control development refugees on Far West Side fleeing for their lives ([link removed]) : Sugar Farms is Urban Sprawl in all its lengthening glory. And just a short walk from here is another large development under construction, Renner Park. Both developments turned Central Ohio into more of a monster-sized

Ginther imposes Excessive Show of Force to prevent crime in the Short North ([link removed]) by Joe Motil: The Short North District will be one of, if not, the main attractions for the visitors to the Mayor’s convention. I have wondered if Mayor Andy is going to provide the Mayor and their entourage with taxpayer-paid bulletproof vests and bodyguards, or just shut down the Short North to the general public during the convention?

Listen to 5/13/23 Saturday Night Salon here: A summary of the May Free Press Second Saturday Cyber-Salon ([link removed])

At the international level (Freepress.org)

Ramzy Baroud writes on Palestinian issues Led by China and India: On the Global South Efforts to Fix the UN ([link removed]) “The reform of the Security Council should uphold fairness and justice, increase the representation and voice of developing countries, allowing more small and medium-sized countries to have more opportunities to participate in the decision-making of the Council,” Wang Yi said ([link removed]) in a statement on April 29.

Richard S. Ehrlich writes: Winning An Election, Upsetting the Military ([link removed]) : Liberal Pita Limjaroenrat, 32, won the most seats in Sunday's (May 14) nationwide elections and is trying to form a coalition to become prime minister, possibly sharing power with a scion of Thailand's two convicted coup-toppled leaders, challenging the governing, putsch-empowered, U.S.-trained military.

Robert Koehler writes Lost Souls with Nukes ([link removed]) : And it’s not just the unquestioned, ever-expanding, multi-trillion-dollar global military budget. It’s the presence, for God’s sake, of 12,700 nuclear warheads on this planet, 9,400 of which, according to the International Campaign of Abolish Nuclear Weapons ([link removed]) , are in active military stockpiles. Nine countries possess nukes; five more “host” them (for the USA, of course). And a total of thirty-four countries, not counting the nine — all of them so-called first-world countries — “endorse” the use of nuclear weapons.

Politically relevant cartoons by Clay Jones and Steve Greenberg can be seen ([link removed]) HERE:

From Clay Jones's Treasonous Business ([link removed]) ; Bull Durham ([link removed]) and The Groper Candidate ([link removed]) .

From Steve Greenberg; Biden Old And Dull! ([link removed])

Norman Soloman contributes The Speech That Biden Should Give: ‘I’ve Changed My Mind’ ([link removed]) : I now believe that an openly contested primary is the best path forward for Democrats as we look toward the 2024 election. I will no longer stand in the way -- which should encourage Democratic aspirants to step forward and help assure a truly open presidential primary process. Such a process of debate, and then party unity, helped us to defeat Trump in 2020. Such a process can and should do the same in 2024.

Under the heading of Arts and Culture, Ed Rampell continues to write excellent reviews from the West Coast theater scene, including LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL 2023: Film Review ([link removed])

For the serious activists, our own Harvey “Sluggo” Wasserman conducts weekly sessions covering activist issues with an emphasis on voting. Radioactive Waste Flows To New Mexico & Onto Florida Roads, Women Of Three Mile Island, Cop City ([link removed])

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