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Dayton politics, city commission races, broken mental health care, and the urgent need for upstanders all collide in this deeply personal post. Esrati analyzes candidates, recounts a veteran’s struggle, and calls for action to rebuild trust, leadership, and community support in Dayton.

Dayton Public Schools just did what Harvard did — stood up to Trump’s attacks on DEI, even if it costs them millions. Meanwhile, DPS battles violence, broken busing, and legal chaos at home. Can this be the moment they rebuild into DPS 2.0?

Join pro- and anti-NATO voices in Dayton for a public town hall debate ahead of the 2025 NATO Assembly. Free, livestreamed, and open to all. MAY 1 2025. Dayton Ohio

Montgomery County Democratic Party Chair Mohamed Al-Hamdani is failing at the most basic job of political leadership: finding candidates and helping them win. With dozens of uncontested races, outdated and inaccessible election information, and widespread voter apathy, local democracy is a facade. Instead of building a functioning party infrastructure or recruiting viable candidates, Al-Hamdani and his peers maintain the status quo through silence and backroom deals. It’s time to demand real leadership, transparency, and competition in our elections—or admit the system is broken by design.

For Immediate Release: 1 April 2025 Columbus. Ohio Democratic Party Chair Liz Walters called an emergency plenary session of the state Dems that was held on Sunday, Mar 30 to discuss a revolutionary re-alignment of the party after their stunning losses last November. “We’ve been allowing the opposition to dictate the battle lines through gerrymandering […]