By David Bacon At the end of the 1970s, California farmworkers were the highest paid in the United States, with the possible exception of Hawaii’s long-unionized sugar and pineapple workers. Today, [...] Continue Reading
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Silencing the Voice of the Minority
By Cesar Campos Last month, the City of Fresno decided to censor an advertisement about park space on city buses. In a classic case of censorship, this advertisement was deemed too “political” by a [...] Continue Reading
(500) DAYS OF BUMMER
By Turbo Naturally, most people want to fall in love. Even asexuals need love. So, naturally, as a genre, romantic comedies are rather popular. Romantic notions and possibilities in combination with [...] Continue Reading
Genocide in the United States
By Norman Lambert The recent observance of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide and the denunciations of Turkey for not owning up to it raises a host of questions. While we ask Turkey to [...] Continue Reading
Blackstone Yes, but Fulton No?
By Ruth Gadebusch With my mailboxes, traditional and electronic, bulging with opportunities, I had intended to devote my column this month to praising all the good folk who support the many needs not [...] Continue Reading
Freedom School A Positive Outlet
By Reverend Dr. Floyd D. Harris, Jr. It’s the dawning of a Saturday morning. Despite the forecast of triple-digit summer heat, young men and women have gathered anxiously awaiting their chance to [...] Continue Reading
A Century Is a Long Time. It is and it isn’t.
By David Barsamian (Editor’s note: The following poem was read in Ankara, Turkey, on the centenary of the Armenian Genocide. April 25, 2015.) It is important to complete the poems and eat the [...] Continue Reading
Book Review: Belief & Unbelief by Barbara G. Walker
By George B. Kauffman Despite the Mother’s Day publicity, our country has dropped from 31st in 2014 to 33rd place in the world’s best places to be a mother according to the 2015 Save the Children’s [...] Continue Reading
Theater Review: Last Chance to See “Jazz Man” at Fresno Soap Co.
By Cherylyn Smith “Jazz Man,” an original play by Art Cano, is the story of Gus Friedman, a jazz trumpeter of stunning talent and uncompromising integrity, whose life experiences take him from the [...] Continue Reading
JD HOME RENTALS ATTEMPT TO SILENCE THE COMMUNITY
By No More Slumlords No More Slumlords recently released an investigative report looking into the city of Fresno’s relationship with JD Home Rentals. In response to that investigative report, we [...] Continue Reading
TIFFANY’S TAKE: Derby
By Tiffany A. Potter Until two weeks ago, I was a derby virgin. And now, much like my sex life in my early 20s, I wonder what took me so long. Roller derby is a team skating competition on roller [...] Continue Reading
Nunes Calls for San Joaquin River Salmon to Go Extinct
By Gary Lasky In a lengthy, conspiracy-tinged June 12 letter to Investor’s Business Daily, Rep. Devin Nunes (R–Tulare) gives free rein to his interesting fantasies about the incredible clout of [...] Continue Reading