By Peter Cavanaugh In the frenzied world of political foreplay, there are few things that offer the same degree of collective embarrassment as a revival of premature capitulation. I just don’t get [...] Continue Reading
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Democrats Get Fresno Infusion
By Community Alliance Staff The Greater Fresno Metropolitan Area greatly extended its influence within statewide Democratic organizations during the mid-April California Democratic Party (CDP) [...] Continue Reading
Fracking Lease Sale Halted by Federal Court
By Gary Lasky Fresno County is targeted for fracking—a form of oil and gas extraction in which fluids are pumped underground with sand and, frequently, toxic chemicals to release oil [...] Continue Reading
The Prison Press – May 2013: Peter B. Collins Visits San Quentin
By Boston Woodard A highly respected independent progressive recently returned to San Quentin. Peter B. Collins is an American radio host and media consultant from the San Francisco area. Collins [...] Continue Reading
Don’t Let Feds Murder Lynne Stewart
By Maria Telesco If you were in serious trouble, maybe accused of terrorism, the best court-appointed lawyer you could hope for would be Lynne Stewart. A criminal defense attorney for more than 30 [...] Continue Reading
Why AP Dropped the “Illegal” Word
By Eduardo Stanley On April 2, the Associated Press (AP), perhaps the biggest news agency in the world, announced it would no longer use the term illegal when referring to immigrants without legal [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Pinto Restoration and Reconnection
By Jesse C. Gonzales “Pintos” The tag or label pinto when referring to a current prison inmate has been handed down through the decades. Although of European roots, it has evolved in meaning to [...] Continue Reading
Love, Wagner, De Sade and Norman
By Alfonso Hernandez Marie Henri Beyle/Stendhal (1783–1825) in his work De l’Amour (On Love) presents four kinds of love: passionate, amour-passion (love-passion), self-evident or well-mannered and [...] Continue Reading
Swede Fest Returns to Tower Theatre
The Central Valley’s fastest-growing amateur film festival will return to Fresno’s historic Tower Theatre (815 E. Olive Ave) on May 19 at 6 p.m. Swede Fest--the only film festival dedicated to sweded [...] Continue Reading
Gus and Trino’s, 42 and ’47
By Leonard Adame My dad, a pro boxer before World War II absorbed him, was also a cook. So the Army Air Force decided that he should prepare meals for thousands of GIs three times a day. Soon, he was [...] Continue Reading
Progressive Voice Final Countdown: No on Measure G!
By Yezdyar S. Kaoosji The global economic downturn has had its obvious impact on the City of Fresno’s budget. Higher unemployment has led to less consumer spending and therefore to lower sales tax [...] Continue Reading
