Commentary
Will gas tax gimmick make Ohioans forget why we are in this mess and who got us here?
DeWine calls the $700 million plan a very bad idea as GOP leaders rush a special session days before early voting begins in Ohio.
Articles by Marilou Johanek
Commentary
Politicians continue campaign of dehumanizing trans people as affordability crisis crushes families
Ohio Democrats like Amy Acton and Marcy Kaptur have shifted toward anti-trans messaging in tight races, drawing backlash from transgender activists who feel abandoned.
Commentary
Ohio voters are mad as hell, but will they actually hold any politicians accountable in November?
Polls show tossup Senate and governor races as gas hits $4.16, ACA premiums double, and 100,000 Ohioans lose SNAP benefits under federal cuts.
Commentary
Ohio officials in state, Congress, need to step in after death of young Haitian student
Springfield's mayor and Gov. DeWine have gone silent while ICE enforces paperwork violations with raids and ankle monitors on Haitian residents.
Commentary
Ohio politicians welcomed unregulated data centers by the hundreds. Ohio citizens are fighting back.
Ohio lost $1.5 billion in 2025 tax breaks to Amazon, Meta and Google, nearly 12 times projections, prompting DeWine to pause new deals.
Commentary
America’s sunk so low, dishonor and disgrace don’t end political careers. Ohio politicians prove it.
A Politico poll found 72% of MAGA voters would still back a GOP candidate accused of domestic violence, as Trump and Ohio senators stay silent on Miller.
Commentary
Hate and racism toward Haitians in Ohio is mindless, pathetic, and weak
Springfield leaders scramble to plan foster care for 1,400 US-born children as TPS ends for roughly 15,000 Haitians facing possible ICE detention.
Commentary
Ohio citizens showed power by stopping state EPA approval for data center pollution of waterways
Trump had pushed Ohio EPA to expedite data center permits, and the scrapped plan would have let facilities discharge untreated wastewater with minimal inspection.
Commentary
Ohio US Sen. Bernie Moreno blows hot air over Canada wildfire smoke
Moreno's Senate bill to sanction Canada ignores climate research tying wildfire severity to accelerating global warming and vast, hard-to-fight boreal forests.
Commentary
Faith leaders are right to call on Ohio elected officials to protect voter rights and fair elections
Secretary of State Frank LaRose dismissed the clergy coalition as a publicity stunt while handing DOJ nearly 8 million voters' private data despite federal court rulings against it.
Commentary
Ohio State Fair will feature ‘Freedom Trucks’ passing off right-wing propaganda as American history
PragerU and Hillsdale College created the exhibits, which historians say omit slavery and Native American history while emphasizing Christian nationalism.
Commentary
‘Thousands of people are now going to die violent deaths,’ says attorney for Ohio Haitian community
A Sylvania lawyer's Supreme Court loss clears the way for mass deportations of 350,000 Haitians with legal status, despite his arguments about skipped safety assessments and racial animus.
