Free Press continues to publish timely important articles that cover topics avoided by mainstream media. We trust that you will enjoy these articles, published in June 2023. Find us at Freepress.org.

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Ohio students hold a funeral at Statehouse for higher education, rallying against SB83: Today, students representing 10+ universities held a mock funeral for Ohio higher education in the face of continued efforts to pass SB83, best known as the Higher Education Destruction Act, bringing attention to how this dangerous legislation would cripple our education system and harm students. 

Ginther fears face-to-face debate with Democrat challenger Joe Motil: Darrel Rowland writes, “In places like Columbus, where Democrats dominate, incumbents often won’t debate or engage with lesser-known Republican opponents…For example, the campaign spokesman for Mayor Andrew Ginther would not commit to a debate with the Democrat’s GOP challenger this year.”

Mary Jane's Guide - JUST SAY NO! to ISSUE 1: The hard truth lies in the fact that foregoing testimony for HJR1 amounts to little more than bunk, junk, smoke, and mirrors. The real reason is abortion. Also includes 12 reasons to vote NO.

Listen to the June 2023 Saturday Night Salon here: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7NMJEE6Coc

At the international level, find these articles and more at Freepress.org

Robert C Koehler writes on JFK's peace speech: JFK and ‘PEACE FOR ALL TIME’:
Was he kidding? Are these words for real?
“I have, therefore, chosen this time and this place to discuss a topic on which ignorance too often abounds and the truth is too rarely perceived — yet it is the most important topic on earth: world peace.”

Pete Johnson writes on RFK Jr. candidacy for POTUS: Courage differentiates Robert Kennedy Jr. from all other candidates for President.

New contributor Ilene Proctor writes What the Fox: Hey Trump, There Is No Divine Right Of Presidents: Despite his avalanche of trumped-up cries of innocence, and despite the wolf whistles on his BS, oops I mean TS channel, lets state with no equivocation there is absolutely no Divine Right of Presidents anywhere in the Constitution, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, Classified or Top Secret documents, or even the Star Spangled Banner.  And no matter how mighty his mind thinks it is, he cannot declassify any of the above.

Ramzy Baroud writes on Palestinian issues: The Irony of ‘World Refugee Day’: ‘Celebrating’, then Blaming the Victims and Permanent Apartheid in Palestine: This is Why Israel Wants to Reactivate E1 Plan

Richard S. Ehrlich writes: China's Monetized Soft Power Is Influential: BAN RAK THAI, Thailand -- Rotting weapons, faded battlefield photos, and rough-sketched jungle maps from defeated, anti-communist, U.S.-equipped Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) guerrillas are cherished in this northern border village.

Robert Koehler writes: 'The enemy is not a human being' There’s a crucial, overlooked aspect of Daniel Ellsberg’s legacy that’s very much worth saluting, you might say: his transformation from a believer in the Vietnam war to a horrified opponent of it, ready to risk prison time to bring classified truth about its pointlessness into public awareness.

Politically relevant cartoons by Clay Jones and Steve Greenberg can be seen.

From Clay Jones Hoosegow Birthday, GOP Proof; Penny For Your Murders; You're In Trouble, and more.

From Steve Greenberg; Above the Law and A.I. danger

For the serious activists, our own Harvey “Sluggo” Wasserman conducts weekly sessions covering activist issues with an emphasis on voting. This one is A Memorial Tribute To Daniel Ellsberg