The Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board was established as the first of its kind in the nation, as a constitutional amendment with the passing of Issue 2 in November of 2009. They won the ballot by duping the public with an Orwellian campaign; "Safe, local food. Excellent animal care." that was funded primarily by out of state Farm Bureau giant agribusiness interests who contributed over 4 million dollars. The board members were said to be a diverse group of people representing comprehensive Ohioan intersts (vets, humane society representatives, consumers etc. which should be noted all of them also happen to be livestock farmers) is completely dominated by farmers whose interests are in maintaining a system of slavery.

Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Securities report on Ibitha/Apex condo fraud

In my last article, I called for more of an Anarchist presence at each General Assembly (GA). If we want the GA to move towards dismantling capitalism and the state that benefits and supports capitalism, then Anarchists need to be present at the GAs so that we can make proposals that move us closer to these goals. In this article, I'm asking all women, people of color, disabled, poor, GLBTQ, and everyone who's experiencing struggle to attend the GAs. I also highlight some of the other important issues currently being debated.

I've been thinking about the Occupy Columbus and Occupy movement lately and feeling a bit uneasy about it. So, I decided to attend a General Assembly held on Saturday, December 17 in order to determine the source of my uneasiness.

Turns out, the cause of my uneasiness was a general lack of anarchism.

"At its core, anarchism is indeed a spirit - one that cries out against all that's wrong with present day society, and boldly proclaims all that could be right under alternate forms of social organization." (1)

Around 40 Ohio State Students Mic Check and speak a little truth to power towards a gas industry panel at Ohio State.