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Feb 7, 2021

On Organized Democratic Conflict

DSA is for many members a space of enormous joy, of social connection and community, of collective self care. Our work is often deeply engrossing, even exhilarating. The tedious aspects are made so much less tedious when we do them with and for our comrades. You make new friendships, some…

Dsa

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Dsa

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Jul 29, 2019

“It’s just not right”: Seniors Stand Up to Luxury Developer at ComFest

Courtyard Estates is a seniors-only mobile home park by Graceland Shopping Center in Clintonville. These seniors did not plan on coming to ComFest this year, and with the unbelievable heat and humidity that’s gripped Columbus all month, there’s no doubt they would have preferred to stay home in the comfort…

Housing

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Housing

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Aug 11, 2018

We’re Winning

Another world is possible, a world in which you don’t read bad-faith obituaries of America’s social movements. — By an automated process as old as the press itself, after every election there is a wave of articles drawing wild general conclusions about the past and future of American politics. Writers rarely care about the innumerable contingencies at play, nor are they seriously interested in seeking out or isolating…

Politics

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We’re Winning
We’re Winning
Politics

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·Jul 1, 2018

On The “Nordic Model”: The Ongoing Criminalization Of Sex Workers

How Northern Europe treats women “like they’re garbage needed to be cleaned away.” — The “Nordic” or “Swedish Model” of sex work (SW) criminalization is promoted by police, religious institutions, sex worker exclusionary feminists¹, and mainstream non-governmental organizations across the globe. The central feature of this model is a sex-purchase ban, typically introduced as the smart, compassionate, and progressive alternative to the more longstanding…

Sex Work

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On The “Nordic Model”: The Ongoing Criminalization Of Sex Workers
On The “Nordic Model”: The Ongoing Criminalization Of Sex Workers
Sex Work

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Feb 18, 2018

Anna Chambers, MeToo, and the Police State

(CW: Broad discussions of sexual abuse and assault, police brutality and murder) “One good thing ill do in my life is make sure what i went through will NOT b fuckin happening to nobody. I won’t stop, im making a change.” — Anna Chambers In mid-September, Anna Chambers was kidnapped…

BlackLivesMatter

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Anna Chambers, MeToo, and the Police State
Anna Chambers, MeToo, and the Police State
BlackLivesMatter

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