Collective bargaining can protect journalists from arbitrary firings, stagnating wages, and unsafe or exploitative working conditions. But a union contract cannot fix a broken funding model argues Will Klatt. matternews.org/voices/opini...

“I did not provide any clinical care for Jeffrey Epstein or any of his victims,” Landon wrote in a statement issued in response to an interview request sent by Matter News to the Wexner Medical Center, which declined further comment. matternews.org/community/lo...

Collective bargaining can protect journalists from arbitrary firings, stagnating wages, and unsafe or exploitative working conditions. But a union contract cannot fix a broken funding model argues Will Klatt. matternews.org/voices/opini...

“Having a job is horrible. Not having a job is horrible. … And that sort of thing used to bog me down, where now I’m like, this is actually kind of fucking hilarious. We’re just these horrible little meat puppets that drive to work and pay taxes to pay for terrible wars all over the world.”

“Some of these more simplified [paintings], they’re cool, but they’re more focused on formalist aspects: tone, perspective, weight – that kind of thing. And I wanted to focus more on plants as characters, thinking about them as going through the same strife and struggles that we do.”

“We want this to be a hub where people can meet and share their art,” Theresa Ann said, “but also a launching pad to bring music and art to places it typically wouldn’t be able to go.” matternews.org/community/th...

“We tell them to continue to lay low. Because you cannot give yourself the luxury of living as if everything was normal,” Dorsainvil said. New at Matter News from Hamilton Nolan, originally published at How Things Work. matternews.org/community/wa...

As a region, we brag about our growth, but we have a small-town view of our transportation needs. Columbus remains one of the largest cities in the world without intercity rail connections – largely because of recent governors who were indifferent or even hostile to rail. New from Brian Williams.

“Even in this crazy environment and in these crazy times, I feel like a really fortunate person, because I love my family so much. And so, I was just trying to juggle those two emotions, where half the record is what the hell is happening? But the other half is love.” matternews.org/culture/musi...

Given the WaPo disaster, I’m re-posting my starter pack of indie journalists—it probably needs an update so give me a shout to add folks. #wapo #journalism go.bsky.app/A2UpMn5

There’s a long history of this kind of work in communities across America – underground mutual aid that often cuts against laws and norms. New from Jack Shuler. matternews.org/voices/just-...

There’s a long history of this kind of work in communities across America – underground mutual aid that often cuts against laws and norms. New from Jack Shuler. matternews.org/voices/just-...

“Many of our rights have been won through peaceful disobedience, working-class struggle, and people demanding an end by withholding their labor,” Pham said. New from Jen Bryant. matternews.org/community/ac...

“Many of our rights have been won through peaceful disobedience, working-class struggle, and people demanding an end by withholding their labor,” Pham said. New from Jen Bryant. matternews.org/community/ac...

In preparing for “Grindstones & Rhinestones,” Caroline Crow began to revisit Dolly Parton’s version of “Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos).” “And I’m definitely thinking about the ICE presence in Columbus and Minneapolis, especially this past weekend, with the second shooting in two weeks.”

War on Cars accomplished through Level 3 Snow Emergency - 🥳 War on Cars event cancelled due to Level 3 Snow Emergency - 😭 Thanks to our friends at @matternews.bsky.social for this article!

There’s certainly some irony in a visit from "The War on Cars" podcast hosts Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon being canceled by a Level 3 snow emergency that prevented drivers from taking to the road on Sunday. matternews.org/community/de...

This week at @matternews.bsky.social : Columbus received a fat check from the state this month, because for the past two years, people here have sold weed. And nobody seems to know what we’re going to use it for. matternews.org/voices/local...

Adding to the work’s complexity, there’s a stone hidden in the sand, buried at such depth that the mechanical arm could not hope to reach it. “And I was thinking about how power occupies other ethnicities and tries to displace them. But there is always a piece of memory the power cannot reach.”

more context/detail in this matter news report from april matternews.org/community/fo...

“No matter how much profit is happening as a result of human misery, these institutions are going to ... frame their development as this logical progression of where Ohio should be going, when in actuality it is a moral choice,” Prince Shakur said. matternews.org/community/in...

Columbus received a fat $4.24 million check from the State of Ohio earlier this month, because for the past two years, people here have sold weed. But that’s only half of what we should be getting. And nobody seems to know precisely what we’re going to use it for.  New from Jules Roscoe.

“Here, I feel Aminah’s spirit and her permission to be bold, to try things I’ve been hesitant to attempt in my own studio. … I feel like she’s giving me permission to get funky.” New from Sam Risak. matternews.org/culture/art/...

Not author's fault I imagine, but loathe the growing tactic at mainstream outlets of refusing to link to external outlets for SEO reasons, even when using a quote (happens to us all the time) @matternews.bsky.social and @andydowning33.bsky.social did the work! Don't duck them on a link @nbc4i.com!

we reported this in detail at matter news more than nine months ago. matternews.org/community/fo...

"[OSU] repeatedly talks about values related to inclusion, to care, to compassion, integrity, respect – all of those things. And given what is very publicly happening in the news right now, to bring in Customs and Border Protection for any reason, to us violates those values."

If I had any time to write about art, I'd definitely be writing about Akeylah Wellington's show "Soft Power" at Brandt Galleries. Fortunately, @andydowning33.bsky.social and @matternews.bsky.social have us covered. So go see this amazing work. Support local art and support local journalism!

Your periodic reminder that the Cringe live events calendar can now also be found at Matter News. matternews.org/calendar/

"I think there’s something I’m seeking, some sensory feeling I want to impart on folks who are looking at my work. And I don’t know if I have the language to explain what that feeling is, but it’s a sense of appreciation, but also confusion, but also frustration and melancholy or even impotence."

“Having now been deported, Karki’s legal status presents more immediate challenges, since as a stateless person he has never been granted a birth certificate or a passport, which will severely restrict his ability to work or travel in Bhutan or any neighboring countries”

“We haven’t prepared any plans, and we have no idea what’s going to happen when I land there,” said Karki, who boarded the airplane with little more than his cell phone and a bag of clothes. “I have no family in Bhutan, no one nearby.” matternews.org/community/fe...

Jeni's Ice Cream workers won their union:

“It’s a very coordinated propaganda campaign to demonize and dehumanize really small groups and to justify violence. And then if you question the narrative, they’re like, ‘What, you don’t care about fraud?’” matternews.org/community/th...

“It’s a very coordinated propaganda campaign to demonize and dehumanize really small groups and to justify violence. And then if you question the narrative, they’re like, ‘What, you don’t care about fraud?’” matternews.org/community/th...

“I think my choosing of subjects that resonate with me or that I aspire to be like is very much a part of that story. It’s trying to find connection to the rest of humanity, to something greater than ourselves.” matternews.org/culture/word...

Revisiting this one ahead of a day talking to high school students about white nationalist extremism, so basically a normal Tuesday. matternews.org/community/wh...

Less than two weeks to get those orders in and then this merch is gone for good. http-theawesome-com.printavo.com/merch/matter...

Hard to see events yesterday in Minneapolis and not recall the Ta'Kiya Young shooting in Columbus. matternews.org/community/ar...

It’s bizarre that it’s considered smart to close schools to save dollars, even if those schools were close and convenient for the families and children they used to serve, and even if those schools were a haven of stability in a destabilized neighborhood.  New from Brian Williams.

It’s bizarre that it’s considered smart to close schools to save dollars, even if those schools were close and convenient for the families and children they used to serve, and even if those schools were a haven of stability in a destabilized neighborhood.  New from Brian Williams.

When in late December jazz musicians began canceling concerts at the Kennedy Center in the wake of President Trump’s name being added to the famed performance venue, Columbus musician Gerard Cox launched a crowdfunding campaign in the hopes of easing their financial burden.

Most of these children, who show more courage than many adults, will be eligible to vote in 3 years. We must do everything to make sure that election happens and those in power change things so this can’t happen again.

“We’re actually trying to bring awareness to something we all care about, and something we feel is unjust,” Amory said. “It does make me feel like we at least have some power in this situation, and that we do have a voice and people will listen to it.” matternews.org/community/du...

Tonight! www.facebook.com/events/85690...

Son of Dribble! Joey Aich! Ipps! All for only a $10 suggested donation tomorrow night at Rumba. Doors at 7 pm, music at 8 pm. See you there.

“It really does make me feel like less of a citizen, even though my mother and brother and everyone else tells me that I’m perfectly okay, that I’m good,” he said. “I’m a citizen, but what I know is that I don’t look like a citizen to ICE. To them, I look like a number, a logistic.”

“These people were not doing anything bad. ... And as a Mexican American citizen here, what if they end up profiling me? ... And that’s something that hit me hard. I have not returned to a normal student teenage life ever since ICE hit.” matternews.org/community/th...

always a challenge narrowing this down to 20 and this year was no exception. here are the records I found myself returning to most often the last 12 months. matternews.org/culture/musi...